[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › A Concise History of Science in India # A Concise History of Science in India Chapters by specialists on astronomy, mathematics, medicine, chemistry, physics, biology, technology and Indian scientific transmission, with source references. - **Language:** English - **Date:** 1890–1962 CE - **Authors:** [D. M. Bose](https://indike.org/pramana/person/bose-dm), [Surendra Nath Sen](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sen-sn), [B. V. Subbarayappa](https://indike.org/pramana/person/subbarayappa-bv) - **Extent:** 4,348 passages, 266,045 words - **Text:** complete digital text - **Source:** archive.org · Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi 1971; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8 Flash; chapters and… · In copyright (D. M. Bose †1975; S. N. Sen †1992; B. V. Subbarayappa); freely available on archive.org — shown… ## Contents - [c1 Front matter](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c1) — 13 parts - [c2 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c2) — 12 parts - [c3 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c3) — 26 parts - [c4 Illustrations, Tables and Plates](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c4) — 36 parts - [c5 1 A Survey of Source Materials](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c5) — 12 parts - [c6 2 Astronomy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c6) — 15 parts - [c7 3 Mathematics](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c7) — 11 parts - [c8 4 Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c8) — 10 parts - [c9 5 Chemical Practices and Alchemy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c9) — 13 parts - [c10 6 Agriculture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c10) — 15 parts - [c11 7 Botany](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c11) — 3 parts - [c12 8 Zoology](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c12) — 6 parts - [c13 9 The Physical World: Views and Concepts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c13) — 18 parts - [c14 11 Résumé](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c14) — 14 parts - [c15 Chronological Table](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c15) — 13 parts - [c16 Abbreviations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c16) — 1 part - [c17 Bibliography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c17) — 2 parts - [c18 Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c18) — 58 parts - [c19 Errata](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971.c19) — 2 parts --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bose-sen-subbarayappa-1971) · Pramāṇa