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_bCHA.H.9
084 _2Colon Classification
100 _4Ed.
_aChakrabarti, Dilip k
245 _aHISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA - IX
_bSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE
260 _aNew Delhi
_bVivekananda International Foundation
_c2023
300 _a580p.
_fHB
440 _aHistory of Ancient India
_vIX
501 _aThe achievements of ancient India in the fields of science, technology and medicine. have been highlighted in this volume. The various dimensions of ancient Indian mathematics (including calculus), physical and chemical thoughts, astronomical ideas and notions of geography have been clearly brought forward in the 'science' section of the book. In the technology section, metallurgy has received detailed, metal-by- metal analysis and this has been supplemented by articles on water- management, textile technology, manuscript preparation, etc. Both the theoretical and surgical dimensions of the ancient Indian medical system have also been clearly discussed. On the whole, the present volume offers a detailed perspective on the issues of ancient Indian mathematical thoughts and ideas of physics, chemistry, and geography and related issues along with both the theoretical and practical features of ancient Indian medical knowledge. The articles on technology also give an objective analysis of many aspects of ancient Indian technological system.
650 _vArithmetic
_vAlgebra
_vGeometry
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