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| :Taxila is definitely the world's oldest university (in the modern sense). This is mentioned by Megasthenes. | :Taxila is definitely the world's oldest university (in the modern sense). This is mentioned by Megasthenes. | ||
| The gymnosophists to which Megasthenes refers are sadhus, that is, an ascetic religious community, not a university. | The gymnosophists to which Megasthenes refers are sadhus, that is, an ascetic religious community, not a university. | ||
| ::Megasthenes visited Taxila and mentions an organized group of teachers teaching students. The rest is your POV interpretation.] 07:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :The 'Arabic Numerals' originated in India, largely due to the work of Aryabhatta. This is quite well-known. | :The 'Arabic Numerals' originated in India, largely due to the work of Aryabhatta. This is quite well-known. | ||
| If you'll note, I left the statement 'The numerals called "Arabic" in the West actually come from the Indian Brahmi script' in the article. | If you'll note, I left the statement 'The numerals called "Arabic" in the West actually come from the Indian Brahmi script' in the article. | ||
| :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).] 01:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | :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).] 01:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | ||
| The next group of cuneiform texts dates back to the first Babylonian Dynasty, when King Hammurabi reigned in Babylon ('''''c''. 1750 B.C.''') and a Semitic population had subdued the original Sumerians. '''In these texts we find arithmetic evolved into a well-established algebra.''' Although the Egyptians of this period were only able to solve simple linear equations, the Babylonians of Hammurabi's days were in full possession of the technique of handling linear equations. They solved linear and quadratic equations in two variables, and even problems involving cubic and biquadratic equations.{{cite book | last = Struik | first = Dirk J. | year = 1987 | title = A Concise History of Mathematics | publisher = Dover Publications | location = New York}} | The next group of cuneiform texts dates back to the first Babylonian Dynasty, when King Hammurabi reigned in Babylon ('''''c''. 1750 B.C.''') and a Semitic population had subdued the original Sumerians. '''In these texts we find arithmetic evolved into a well-established algebra.''' Although the Egyptians of this period were only able to solve simple linear equations, the Babylonians of Hammurabi's days were in full possession of the technique of handling linear equations. They solved linear and quadratic equations in two variables, and even problems involving cubic and biquadratic equations.{{cite book | last = Struik | first = Dirk J. | year = 1987 | title = A Concise History of Mathematics | publisher = Dover Publications | location = New York}} | ||
| ::Dunno abt all that, but plenty of historians cite that Ancient Indians independently discovered how to solve y=mx+c. | |||
| :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).] 02:04, 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).] 02:04, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | ||
| Indian atomism developed around 600 B.C.{{cite book | last = Teresi | first = Dick | year = 2002 | title = Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science—from the Babylonians to the Maya | publisher = Simon & Schuster Paperbacks | location = New York}} | Indian atomism developed around 600 B.C.{{cite book | last = Teresi | first = Dick | year = 2002 | title = Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science—from the Babylonians to the Maya | publisher = Simon & Schuster Paperbacks | location = New York}} | ||
| :Then Katyayana prob'ly expanded on it. I'll add your reference. Thanks.600 BC is pretty ancient.] 07:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC) | |||
| :See 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 | :See 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 | ||
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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.Netaji 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Citation means that I don't have to go through all of the stuff in the ref section to find the source for a specific statement. It means that the statement itself points to its source.
- Taxila is definitely the world's oldest university (in the modern sense). This is mentioned by Megasthenes.
The gymnosophists to which Megasthenes refers are sadhus, that is, an ascetic religious community, not a university.
- Megasthenes visited Taxila and mentions an organized group of teachers teaching students. The rest is your POV interpretation.Netaji 07:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- The 'Arabic Numerals' originated in India, largely due to the work of Aryabhatta. This is quite well-known.
If you'll note, I left the statement 'The numerals called "Arabic" in the West actually come from the Indian Brahmi script' in the article.
- 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)
The next group of cuneiform texts dates back to the first Babylonian Dynasty, when King Hammurabi reigned in Babylon (c. 1750 B.C.) and a Semitic population had subdued the original Sumerians. In these texts we find arithmetic evolved into a well-established algebra. Although the Egyptians of this period were only able to solve simple linear equations, the Babylonians of Hammurabi's days were in full possession of the technique of handling linear equations. They solved linear and quadratic equations in two variables, and even problems involving cubic and biquadratic equations.Struik, Dirk J. (1987). A Concise History of Mathematics. New York: Dover Publications.
- Dunno abt all that, but plenty of historians cite that Ancient Indians independently discovered how to solve y=mx+c.
- 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)
Indian atomism developed around 600 B.C.Teresi, Dick (2002). Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Roots of Modern Science—from the Babylonians to the Maya. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks.
- Then Katyayana prob'ly expanded on it. I'll add your reference. Thanks.600 BC is pretty ancient.Netaji 07:34, 21 August 2006 (UTC)