A Concise History of Science in India c2.7

c2.7

The drafts of the various chapters developed in the aforesaid manner were considered by the Commission at one of its meetings early in 1970. The Commission suggested, *inter alia*, the incorporation of an introductory chapter containing a survey of source materials, rationalization and avoidance of duplication of the treatment of sources, citations of references in the form of footnotes and preparation of a consolidated bibliography, covering both primary and secondary sources, and a résumé highlighting the main achievements in a chronological setting. The editors executed these tasks in consultation with four historian members of the National Commission, Prof. R. S. Sharma, Prof. G. R. Sharma, Prof. S. Nurul Hasan and Prof. Satish Chandra, and received from them valuable suggestions in the course of this work, for which they record their thanks. The editors' thanks are also due to Prof. Sukumar Roy, formerly Head of the Department of Islamic Studies and Culture, University of Calcutta, for going through the draft manuscript, particularly sections dealing with the medieval period, and making a number of useful suggestions. Prof. F. C. Auluck, Member-Secretary of the National Commission, read the draft of individual chapters. The editors would like to thank him for his many suggestions and for facilitating the progress of the work in various ways.