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Contribution Made by Ancient Indian to Science and Technology: All of us know that the Indian subcontinent has a fair share in enriching the world's material culture. Be it the making of dyes, the extraction of sugar, the concept of zero, the concept of the atom, the game of chess, martial arts, etc.
This indicates that India carries a rich legacy of scientific ideas. There are several pieces of evidence to prove this. So let us unfold the various areas in which we find scientists' contributions.
Contribution Made by Ancient Indian to Science and Technology
MATHEMATICS
A number of treatises on mathematics were authorized by Indian mathematicians between 1000 BC and 1000 AD. The technique of algebra and the concept of zero originated in India only.
Harappa Town planning indicates that people in those times had a good knowledge of geometry and measurement.
The earliest book on mathematics was Sulvasutra written by Baudhayana in the 6th century. Concepts of Pythagoras' Theorem were mentioned in the Sulvasutra.
Apastamba introduced concepts of practical geometry which involved acute angles, obtuse angles, and right angles.
Aryabhatta
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Brahmagupta
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MEDICINE
During Vedic times, Ashwini Kumara was a renowned practitioners of medicine. Dhanvantari was the God of medicine.
Takshila and Varanasi emerged as the centers for medicinal learning.
Two important treaties during that time were
- Charak Samhita (deals with Ayurveda)
- Sushruta Samhita (deals with Surgery)
Physics
From the Vedic times, Earth materials have been classified into Panchatantra which was identified with the Human sense of perception.
- Earth with smell
- Fire with vision
- Air with feeling
- Water with taste
- Ether with sound
Chemistry
Chemistry in India evolved in phases through experimentation. Areas of application of chemistry were
- Metallurgy
- Distillation of perfumes
- Making of dyes
- Extraction of Sugar
- Production of gunpowder
- Production of paper
Nagarjuna
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Varahmihira
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