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 Muller, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schroedinger, 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.
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