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| :Apart from the relativity business (which is a dubious assertion that I have removed), all the rest of the material is well known and well-referenced. Just read the stuff provided in the ref section please.] 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | :Apart from the relativity business (which is a dubious assertion that I have removed), all the rest of the material is well known and well-referenced. Just read the stuff provided in the ref section please.] 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | ||
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Indian nationalism
- Apart from the relativity business (which is a dubious assertion that I have removed), all the rest of the material is well known and well-referenced. Just read the stuff provided in the ref section please.Netaji 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- Taxila is definitely the world's oldest university (in the modern sense). This is mentioned by Megasthenes.
- The 'Arabic Numerals' originated in India, largely due to the work of Aryabhatta. This is quite well-known.
- Algebra as we know it today came from the Hisab-kitab book by al-Khwarzim. However, the basic methods of solving linear equations were done also by Aryabhatta (there are shlokas in my 10th grade maths textboook that demonstrate solving y=mx+c).Netaji 01:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
:Pakudha Katyayana's concept of "paramanu" (atom) is not as accurate or refined as the models of Bohr and Rutherford, but he laid out the principle that matter is composed of like constituents that are invisible to the naked eye and hypothesized the atom (in a simplified picture).Netaji 02:04, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- I stand corrected on this. I remember now that Kanada was the first atomist. Thx for pointing that out.Netaji 08:16, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- See here for a list of refs for the ancient mathematicians. I have some with me (downloaded using my univ subscription). I'll get any ones that you want from the library if I can. Also, see hereNetaji 02:29, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Read the following book
Romila Thapar's "Ashoka and the decline of the Mauryas" pages 7,12,21-22,27,53,75-76,81-82,101,121.128,130,139,145,192,197,204,237,240,242,244,246-247,268-270,286,315". It's all there abt Taxila being the oldest univ.Netaji 11:28, 21 August 2006 (UTC)