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Ancient Hindu Science

Author : Alok Kumar
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031794028
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (317 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Hindu Science written by Alok Kumar and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-05-31 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand modern science as a coherent story, it is essential to recognize the accomplishments of the ancient Hindus. They invented our base-ten number system and zero that are now used globally, carefully mapped the sky and assigned motion to the Earth in their astronomy, developed a sophisticated system of medicine with its mind-body approach known as Ayurveda, mastered metallurgical methods of extraction and purification of metals, including the so-called Damascus blade and the Iron Pillar of New Delhi, and developed the science of self-improvement that is popularly known as yoga. Their scientific contributions made impact on noted scholars globally: Aristotle, Megasthenes, and Apollonius of Tyana among the Greeks; Al-Biruni, Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Labban, and Al-Uqlidisi, Al-Ja?iz among the Islamic scholars; Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, and I-tsing among the Chinese; and Leonardo Fibbonacci, Pope Sylvester II, Roger Bacon, Voltaire and Copernicus from Europe. In the modern era, thinkers and scientists as diverse as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Carl Jung, Max Müller, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schrödinger, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Henry David Thoreau have acknowledged their debt to ancient Hindu achievements in science, technology, and philosophy. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the largest scientific organizations in the world, in 2000, published a timeline of 100 most important scientific finding in history to celebrate the new millennium. There were only two mentions from the non-Western world: (1) invention of zero and (2) the Hindu and Mayan skywatchers astronomical observations for agricultural and religious purposes. Both findings involved the works of the ancient Hindus. The Ancient Hindu Science is well documented with remarkable objectivity, proper citations, and a substantial bibliography. It highlights the achievements of this remarkable civilization through painstaking research of historical and scientific sources. The style of writing is lucid and elegant, making the book easy to read. This book is the perfect text for all students and others interested in the developments of science throughout history and among the ancient Hindus, in particular.

Engineering and Technology in Ancient India

Author : Ravi Prakash Arya
Publisher : Indian Foundation for Vedic Science
ISBN 13 : 9788194759300
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (593 download)

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Download or read book Engineering and Technology in Ancient India written by Ravi Prakash Arya and published by Indian Foundation for Vedic Science. This book was released on 2020-09-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India is credited with highly advance knowledge system since ancient times. Vedas and post Vedic literature composed in Sanskrit has been the storehouse of various branches of knowledge on science, spirituality, philosophy, culture, civilization, economy, polity, law and management, ayurveda, yoga, pharmacy. This knowledge was documented from time to time and carried forward for future generations until the mass scale destruction of Sanskrit manuscripts to plunder and loot and devastation of libraries of Nalanda, Takshshila, Vikramshila and Ujjain. It is also a fact that intellectual tradition of India has been subjected to utter neglect and stagnation and so there is an absence of Indian accounts in academic texts of India. As such, there is an ardent need to initiate a process to unlock these systems of knowledge currently atrophied due to centuries of neglect and stagnation. In view of the above, the present study was undertaken. This work is a humble attempt to apprise the readers about the advancement of Engineering and Technology in Ancient India in various fields. Hope the students and scholars will find this books equally interesting and useful in their academics pursuits in Anceint Indian Civilizational Knowledge System.

Science in Ancient India

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : Franklin Watts
ISBN 13 : 9780531116265
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Science in Ancient India written by Melissa Stewart and published by Franklin Watts. This book was released on 1999 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the scientific contributions of ancient India including Arabic numerals, ayurveda, basic chemistry and physics, and celestial observations.

Hindu Images and Their Worship with Special Reference to Vaisnavism

Author : Julius Lipner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351967827
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Book Synopsis Hindu Images and Their Worship with Special Reference to Vaisnavism by : Julius Lipner

Download or read book Hindu Images and Their Worship with Special Reference to Vaisnavism written by Julius Lipner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on Hindu images and their worship with special reference to Vaiṣṇavism, a major strand of Hinduism. Concentrating largely, but not exclusively, on Sanskritic source material, the author shows in the course of the book that Hindu image-worship may be understood via three levels of interpretation: the metaphysical/theological, the narratival or mythic, and the performative or ritual.

Biological Decoding of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Author : SARANYU S. SARASWATI
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1649516347
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Biological Decoding of the Hindu Gods and Goddesses written by SARANYU S. SARASWATI and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Know the meaning of Hindu Gods and Goddesses? Know the great philosophy of worship in idols by the Hindus? What makes an Avatar of Lord Vishnu? Why Devi Durga is worshipped in many different manifestations? How come death (Yama) is a God! How Hindu Gods are parts of health sciences? ........... This book has found a foundation of the Hindu religion that enables to know Hinduism better, to find answers to all such questions. This book tells about the meanings of the Hindu Gods. It speaks about the living body. Body/health and Gods are the same! The science of “life” of ancient times is Hindu Gods, by names. The book has decoded the Hindu Gods, including astrological planets, in the language of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, physics, behavioural science, etc. giving new dimensions to the religion, and our biological understandings. Welcome to the knowledge core of the Hinduism. Welcome to the core knowledge of the body functioning applicable to all the streams of biology and health science including Yoga, Siddha, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, etc.

History of Science and Technology in Ancient India: Astronomy, science, and society

Author : Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book History of Science and Technology in Ancient India: Astronomy, science, and society written by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Computing Science in Ancient India

Author : Thammavarapu R. N. Rao
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Computing Science in Ancient India written by Thammavarapu R. N. Rao and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Description: Not only the sign for zero, but also the binary number system, the ideas of metarules, algebraic transformation, recursion, hashing, mathematical logic, formal grammars, and high level language description arose first in India. Indian mathematical science had already reached dizzying heights about 2,500 years ago by the time of Panini and Pingala, considered by tradition to have been brothers. Panini's grammar for Sanskrit, which is equivalent in its computing power to the most powerful computing machine, has not yet been matched for any other language, while Pingala described the binary number system. This classic book of contributions by the leading scholars in the world presents an overview of these seminal contributions to computer science. It also includes chapters on models and computation in astronomy and cognitive science.

From the Beginning of Time

Author : Ganesh Swaminathan
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1648507328
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book From the Beginning of Time written by Ganesh Swaminathan and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Puranas, as suggested by their name, describe events deep in the earth’s past. Finding a complete cosmology in the ancient Puranic texts that is mostly aligned to the view of cutting-edge science is almost incredible. This book attempts to do so – through an exploratory analysis. The narrative is pieced together by exploring familiar stories from the Puranas in great depth. In the well-known story of the Descent of Ganga, the extra-terrestrial origin of Earth’s waters has been described in amazing detail. The story of the birth of the Sun God Martanda bears a striking resemblance to the origin of the sun. The Churning of the Milk Ocean recounts the re-appearance of the Moon. The book delves into many such stories along with external evidence to come up with a compelling chronicle of our Universe. The book shows the Puranic texts in a fascinating new light. It also serves as a primer to the general interest reader by tackling some of the questions that modern science is grappling with in its study of the cosmos.

The Science of Empire

Author : Zaheer Baber
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780791429204
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (292 download)

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Download or read book The Science of Empire written by Zaheer Baber and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1996-05-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigates the complex social processes involved in the introduction and institutionalization of Western science in colonial India.

The Purāṇas

Author : Ludo Rocher
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447025225
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Purāṇas written by Ludo Rocher and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 1986 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology

Author : Hari C. Bhardwaj
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN 13 : 9788120830400
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology written by Hari C. Bhardwaj and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 1979 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Educational Heritage of Ancient India

Author : Sahana Singh
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 194758653X
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Educational Heritage of Ancient India written by Sahana Singh and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just a thousand years ago, India was dotted with universities across its length and breadth, where international students flocked to gain credentials in advanced education. This illustrated book describes how these multi-disciplinary centers of learning existed in several forms such as forest universities, brick-and-mortar universities and temple universities. It examines the funding for these citadels of learning and their graduation ceremonies. The process by which India’s ancient systems of education helped to fuel a knowledge revolution around the world with its manuscripts, forming the basis for monographs and academic papers, is explained with references. The marauding incursions by Muslim invaders, which disrupted the idyllic world of university learning in India, followed by European colonization, which led to further erosion and degeneration of India’s traditional learning systems, have been taken up in some detail. Readers will get a snapshot view of India's education system down the ages from ancient to modern times.

Science and Technology in World History

Author : James Edward McClellan
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801883590
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book Science and Technology in World History written by James Edward McClellan and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Science and Society in Ancient India

Author : Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9789060320983
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Science and Society in Ancient India written by Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1978 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India

Author : David Arnold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521563192
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book Science, Technology and Medicine in Colonial India written by David Arnold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-04-20 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interest in the science, technology and medicine of India under British rule has grown in recent years and has played an ever-increasing part in the reinterpretation of modern South Asian history. Spanning the period from the establishment of East India Company rule through to Independence, David Arnold's wide-ranging and analytical survey demonstrates the importance of examining the role of science, technology and medicine in conjunction with the development of the British engagement in India and in the formation of Indian responses to western intervention. One of the first works to analyse the colonial era as a whole from the perspective of science, the book investigates the relationship between Indian and western science, the nature of science, technology and medicine under the Company, the creation of state-scientific services, 'imperial science' and the rise of an Indian scientific community, the impact of scientific and medical research and the dilemmas of nationalist science.

Descriptive Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Indian Chronology

Author : Amitabha Ghosh
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811569037
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (115 download)

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Download or read book Descriptive Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Indian Chronology written by Amitabha Ghosh and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-04 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the basic fundamentals of descriptive archaeoastronomy and its application to the astronomical descriptions found in ancient Indian scriptures. Archaeoastronomy is a branch of positional astronomy that helps to determine the epochs of ancient astronomical alignments and special astronomical events. In this book, only the descriptions of special stellar alignments and events found in ancient texts can identify the antiquity of the descriptions. India possesses a large volume of ancient scriptures like Vedas and Puranas which contain many astronomical descriptions as in ancient India positional astronomy was well developed. The antiquities of these texts are determined through archaeoastronomical techniques. Major events like Mahabharata War are dated and using these dates a chronology of ancient India is determined. The astronomically determined chronology is compared with the results from various archaeological, palaeoclimatological, geological and genealogical investigations of ancient India. This introductory book interests readers interested in unveiling the mystery involved with the protohistory of this ancient civilization.

Lost Discoveries

Author : Dick Teresi
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 143912860X
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Lost Discoveries written by Dick Teresi and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Notable Book* Boldly challenging conventional wisdom, acclaimed science writer and Omni magazine cofounder Dick Teresi traces the origins of contemporary science back to their ancient roots in this eye-opening and landmark work. This innovative history proves once and for all that the roots of modern science were established centuries, and in some instances millennia, before the births of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton. In this enlightening, entertaining, and important book, Teresi describes many discoveries from all over the non-Western world—Sumeria, Babylon, Egypt, India, China, Africa, Arab nations, the Americas, and the Pacific islands—that equaled and often surpassed Greek and European learning in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, cosmology, physics, geology, chemistry, and technology. The first extensive and authoritative multicultural history of science written for a popular audience, Lost Discoveries fills a critical void in our scientific, cultural, and intellectual history and is destined to become a classic in its field.