000866697 000__ 03585cam\a2200577Ii\4500 000866697 001__ 866697 000866697 005__ 20210515162859.0 000866697 006__ m\\\\eo\\d\\\\\\\\ 000866697 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000866697 008__ 190402s2019\\\\caua\\\foab\\\001\0\eng\d 000866697 020__ $$a9781681735313$$q(electronic book) 000866697 020__ $$a1681735318$$q(electronic book) 000866697 020__ $$z9781681735320 000866697 020__ $$z1681735326 000866697 020__ $$z9781681735306 000866697 020__ $$z168173530X 000866697 0247_ $$a10.2200/S00906ED1V01Y201903ENG034$$2doi 000866697 035__ $$a(NhCcYBP)EBC5739241 000866697 040__ $$aNhCcYBP$$cNhCcYBP 000866697 050_4 $$aQ127.I4$$bK863 2019 000866697 08204 $$a509.54$$223 000866697 1001_ $$aKumar, Alok,$$d1954-$$eauthor. 000866697 24510 $$aAncient Hindu science :$$bits transmission and impact on world cultures /$$cAlok Kumar. 000866697 264_1 $$a[San Rafael, California] :$$bMorgan & Claypool,$$c[2019] 000866697 300__ $$a1 online resource ( xiv, 197 pages) :$$billustrations. 000866697 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000866697 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000866697 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000866697 4901_ $$aSynthesis lectures on engineering,$$x1939-5221 ;$$v#34 000866697 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index. 000866697 5050_ $$a1. Introduction -- 1.1. The multicultural science -- 1.2. The ancient Hindu science -- 1.3. About the book 000866697 5058_ $$a2. The building blocks of science -- 2.1. Geography -- 2.2. The power of questioning : śāstrārtha (debate) to acquire knowledge -- 2.3. Respect for knowledge : the role of a guru -- 2.4. Smṛti (memory), an answer to book burning -- 2.5. Yoga and meditation for self-improvement 000866697 5058_ $$a3. The Hindu mathematics -- 3.1. The Hindu numerals -- 3.2. From śūnyatā and neti-neti to zero and infinity (ananta) -- 3.3. The binary number system -- 3.4. The Fibonacci sequence -- 3.5. The square-root operation -- 3.6. Algebra -- 3.7. Geometry -- 3.8. The Pythagorean theorem -- 3.9. Trigonometry : from jyā to sine -- 3.10. Diffusion of Hindu mathematics to other cultures 000866697 5058_ $$a4. Astronomy -- 4.1. Heliocentric solar system -- 4.2. Hindu calendar -- 4.3. Hindu cosmology -- 4.4. Diffusion of Hindu astronomy 000866697 5058_ $$a5. Physics -- 5.1. Space (ākāśa) -- 5.2. Time -- 5.3. Matter and mass -- 5.4. Atom (paramāṇu) -- 5.5. Gravitation and ocean tides 000866697 5058_ $$a6. Chemistry -- 6.1. Mining and metallurgy -- 6.2. Wootz or Damascus steel -- 6.3. Fermentation 000866697 5058_ $$a7. Biology -- 7.1. Sacred rivers and mountains : ecological perspectives -- 7.2. Sacred tulsī and sacred cow -- 7.3. Life in plants : similarities with humans 000866697 5058_ $$a8. Medicine -- 8.1. Doctors, nurses, pharmacies, and hospitals -- 8.2. Ayurveda -- 8.3. Surgery -- 8.4. Hindu medicine in other world cultures 000866697 5058_ $$a9. The global impact -- 9.1. Impacts during the ancient and medieval periods -- 9.2. Impacts during the modern period -- A. Timeline of the Hindu manuscripts. 000866697 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users 000866697 533__ $$aElectronic reproduction.$$bAnn Arbor, MI$$nAvailable via World Wide Web. 000866697 588__ $$aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on April 2, 2019). 000866697 650_0 $$aScience$$zIndia$$xHistory. 000866697 650_0 $$aHinduism and science$$xHistory. 000866697 650_0 $$aScience, Ancient. 000866697 7102_ $$aProQuest (Firm) 000866697 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9781681735320$$z9781681735306 000866697 830_0 $$aSynthesis lectures on engineering ;$$v#34. 000866697 852__ $$bebk 000866697 85640 $$3GOBI DDA$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5739241$$zOnline Access 000866697 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:866697$$pGLOBAL_SET 000866697 980__ $$aEBOOK 000866697 980__ $$aBIB 000866697 982__ $$aEbook 000866697 983__ $$aOnline