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Articles: TP Features | We can do miracles
- Mr. Maharshi Pragna
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Polo:
Polo is one of the elite games and is originated in Manipur.
Logic:
Logic, which is the heart of today’s computer software structure and mathematics, was invented in India. In fact, Kallisthenes, the nephew of Aristotle who came to India as part of Alexander’s team. He found the complete system of logic in India and sent it to his uncle, Aristotle.
Law of constant motion:
The great astronomer, Bhaskara, who lived in the 12th century, was the first in the world to formulate Law of constant motion in mathematical terms. This is also believed to have been taken by Greek, who later claimed to be their invention.
Astronomy:
Indian astronomer - Aryabhata, was to become the first to describe the earth as a sphere that rotated on its own axis. He further postulated that it was the earth that rotated around the sun and correctly described how solar and lunar eclipses occurred. Because astronomy required extremely complicated mathematical equations, ancient Indians also made significant advances in mathematics.
Mathematics:
Indian mathematicians were also the first to invent the concept of abstract infinite numbers - numbers that can only be represented through abstract mathematical formulations such as infinite series - geometric or arithmetic. They also seemed to be familiar with polynomial equations (again essential in advanced astronomy) and were the inventors of the modern numeral system (referred to as the Arabic numeral system in Europe).
The use of the decimal system and the concept of zero was essential in facilitating large astronomical calculation and allowed such 7th Century mathematicians as Brahmagupta to estimate the earth's circumferance at about 23,000 miles - (not too far off from the current calculation).
Pythagoras - the Greek mathematician and philosopher who lived in the 6th Century B.C was familiar with the Upanishads and learnt his basic geometry from the Sulva Sutras. The famous Pythagoras theorem is actually a restatement of a result already known and recorded by earlier Indian mathematicians.
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