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| influenced = Aryabhatta,Śrīpati, Vaṭeśvara, and Bhāskara II | | influenced = Aryabhatta,Śrīpati, Vaṭeśvara, and Bhāskara II | ||
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'''Lalla''' ({{circa}} 720–790 CE) was an [[India]]n [[Indian mathematics|mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[astrologer]] who belonged to a family of astronomers. Lalla was the son of Trivikrama Bhatta and the grandson of Śâmba.<ref name="ReferenceA">"Lalla." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.</ref> He lived in central India, possibly in the [[Lāṭa]] region in modern south [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Harvtxt|Plofker|2009|p=321}}</ref> Lalla was known as being one of the leading Indian astronomers of the eighth century.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | '''Lalla''' ({{circa}} 720–790 CE) was an [[India]]n [[Indian mathematics|mathematician]], [[astronomer]], and [[astrologer]] who belonged to a family of astronomers. Lalla was the son of Trivikrama Bhatta and the grandson of Śâmba.<ref name="ReferenceA">"Lalla." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography.</ref> He lived in central India, possibly in the [[Lāṭa]] region in modern south [[Gujarat]].<ref>{{Harvtxt|Plofker|2009|p=321}}</ref> Lalla was known as being one of the leading Indian astronomers of the eighth century.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> | ||
Only two of his works are currently thought to be extant.<ref name="Bracher, Katherine">Bracher, Katherine</ref> | Only two of his works are currently thought to be extant.<ref name="Bracher, Katherine">Bracher, Katherine</ref> | ||
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He followed the Āryapakṣa or the school of [[Āryabhaṭa]] (continued by Bhāskara I), but divided the ''mahāyuga'' in the traditional way, following the Brāhmapakṣa school. | He followed the Āryapakṣa or the school of [[Āryabhaṭa]] (continued by Bhāskara I), but divided the ''mahāyuga'' in the traditional way, following the Brāhmapakṣa school. | ||
of [[Brahmagupta]].<ref>{{Harvtxt|Plofker|2009|p=71}}</ref> | of [[Brahmagupta]].<ref>{{Harvtxt|Plofker|2009|p=71}}</ref> | ||
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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* {{MacTutor Biography|id=Lalla}} | * {{MacTutor Biography|id=Lalla}} | ||
* [[K. V. Sarma]]. "Lalla." ''Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures'', ed. [[Helaine Selin]], Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997, p. 508. | * [[K. V. Sarma]]. "Lalla." ''Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures'', ed. [[Helaine Selin]], Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997, p. 508. | ||
* {{citation | year=2009 | title = Mathematics in India | last=Plofker|first=Kim | publisher=Princeton University Press | isbn=978-0-691-12067-6 | title-link= Mathematics in India}} | * {{citation | year=2009 | title = Mathematics in India (book) | last=Plofker|first=Kim | publisher=Princeton University Press | isbn=978-0-691-12067-6 | title-link= Mathematics in India (book)}} | ||
* "[http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2830902431&v=2.1&u=norm94900&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w Lalla]." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 7. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008. 582-583. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 June 2013. | * "[http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CCX2830902431&v=2.1&u=norm94900&it=r&p=GVRL&sw=w Lalla]." Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Vol. 7. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2008. 582-583. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 June 2013. | ||
*Bracher, Katherine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010024012/http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7/page/1 The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Astronomers] [Electronic Resource] / Edited By K. Bracher ... [Et Al.]. n.p.: New York ; London : Springer, 2006., 2006. UNIV OF OKLAHOMA LIBRARIES's Catalog. Web. 6 June 2013. | *Bracher, Katherine. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010024012/http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-0-387-30400-7/page/1 The Biographical Encyclopedia Of Astronomers] [Electronic Resource] / Edited By K. Bracher ... [Et Al.]. n.p.: New York ; London : Springer, 2006., 2006. UNIV OF OKLAHOMA LIBRARIES's Catalog. Web. 6 June 2013. | ||