Fantastic India- What ancient India really discovered and invented!
1. The age of the earth
In the 5th century, the ancients Indians had stated that the earth was 4.3 billion years
2. Concept of relativity...
Relativity is no new discovery, just as the concept of light years is no matter for astonishment to people used to thinking of time in millions of kalpas - A kalpa is about 4,320,000 years.”...
3. Trigonometry and optics
Varāhamihira, an astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer, of the 5th century defined the concepts of refraction and reflection. He also defined the algebraic properties of zero as well as of negative numbers....
4. Discovery of gravity
More than 5,000 year-old, Rig Veda stated through verses that the gravitational force held the universe together and the sun was at the center of the universe; thousands of years before Newton and Copernicus discovered it....
5. Pythagoras theorem
It was ancient Indian mathematician Baudhāyana who wrote about a theorem similar to the modern Pythagoras theorem in the book Baudhāyana Śulbasûtra in 800 BC. ...
6. The zero
The so called Arabic numerals and positional decimal numeral system, originated in India....
7. Cotton fabric...
8. High-quality steel
Ancient India’s expertise is metallurgy is reiterated in the form of its architecture marvels. It was said that as early as 200 BC, high quality steel was being produced in India...
9. Takshashila University
Around 800 BC, a giant University at Takshashila (often called Taxila) existed in the north-western region of India. At that time even the concept of University was unknown to the world....
10. Chess (Chaturanga)...
For the whole story-https://www.yahoo.com/style/ancient-india-really-discovered-invented-110605019.html
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