Ancient Hindu Science

SPECIFICATION: Publisher : Jaico Publishing House By: Alok Kumar (Author) Binding : Paperback Language : English Edition : 2019 Pages :  212 pages  Size :20 x 14 x 4 cm ISBN-10: 938842395X ISBN-13: 978-9388423953 DESCRIPTION: Its Impact on the Ancient and Modern WorldsTo 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. In the modern era, thinkers and scientists as diverse as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder