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020 | _a9780143030287 | ||
082 | _a509.54 NAR-S .PS | ||
100 | _a Jayant Vishnu Narlikar | ||
245 | _aThe Scientific Edge | ||
260 |
_a New Delhi _bPenguin Books _c2003 |
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300 | _a viii, 216 p. ; 21 cm | ||
520 | _aThis book tracks the highs and lows of Indian science across the millennia, distinguishing fact from fiction. Through a lively narrative of breakthroughs and failures, he explores the glories of Indias scientific advances adn questions the more fanciful so-called discoveries. | ||
650 | _a Science -- India -- History. Science -- Study and teaching -- India. Science -- Social aspects -- India. | ||
942 | _cBK |