Sangamagrama

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Sangamagrama, a town in medieval Kerala believed to be the town of Irinjalakkuda[1], near Cochin. It is associated with the noted mathematician Madhava of Sangamagrama, founder of the Kerala school of mathematics.

It is known for the Koodalmanikyam temple.

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  1. ^ C T Rajagopal and M S Rangachari (June 1978). "On an untapped source of medieval Keralese mathematics". Archive for History of Exact Sciences 18 (2): 89–102.