09-13-2006, 10:16 PM
Pride of India
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Compiled by Bhartiya Bouddhik Sampada and Published by Samskrita Bharati
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Samskrita Bharati; First edition (2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 8187276274
For the scientific community, this book is a veritable treasure trove containing the findings of a large team of dedicated scholars in various fields.  These scholars have worked to unearth and bring forth, for the benefit of the modern generation, the astounding Vedic knowledge in all their fields that lay dormant, long forgotten and unknown. It is a compendium of their research studies complete with references. The neat thing about this book is that it is systematically organized into chapters dealing with distinct disciplines of pure sciences like mathematics, physics and astronomy and applied sciences like civil and mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemistry, medicine and life sciences.Â
Some of the Vedic postulates are really outstanding and unbelievable to the modern man. To cite one example, the number of Vedic verses in praise of each of the 5 planets corresponds exactly to the number of days the planet takes to orbit once around the sun in an elliptical path, for example, Mercury (87), Venus (225), Mars (687), Jupiter (4350) and Saturn (10816).
<b>India's contributions to philosophy, yoga are well known. Less known are Vedic contributions to science and technology. This book seeks to fill that gap. </b>
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Pride of India A Glimpse into Indias Scientific Heritage
Compiled by Bhartiya Bouddhik Sampada and Published by Samskrita Bharati
Hardcover: 208 pages
Publisher: Samskrita Bharati; First edition (2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 8187276274
For the scientific community, this book is a veritable treasure trove containing the findings of a large team of dedicated scholars in various fields.  These scholars have worked to unearth and bring forth, for the benefit of the modern generation, the astounding Vedic knowledge in all their fields that lay dormant, long forgotten and unknown. It is a compendium of their research studies complete with references. The neat thing about this book is that it is systematically organized into chapters dealing with distinct disciplines of pure sciences like mathematics, physics and astronomy and applied sciences like civil and mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemistry, medicine and life sciences.Â
Some of the Vedic postulates are really outstanding and unbelievable to the modern man. To cite one example, the number of Vedic verses in praise of each of the 5 planets corresponds exactly to the number of days the planet takes to orbit once around the sun in an elliptical path, for example, Mercury (87), Venus (225), Mars (687), Jupiter (4350) and Saturn (10816).
<b>India's contributions to philosophy, yoga are well known. Less known are Vedic contributions to science and technology. This book seeks to fill that gap. </b>
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