<!-- Pramāṇa, a library of Indian primary sources · https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.3 -->

[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918) › c22.s2.3

# Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c22.s2.3

Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c22.s2.3

- **Language:** English

### [c22.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.3)

1. Sexuality: Flowers are the organs of plants.  
2. Phosphorescence, and exudation of water.  
3. Photo-synthesis: The sun is the source of energy in the fuel; (\*i\*) plants assimilate potential energy from the sun, (\*ii\*) the less refractive rays (red, yellow, and orange) of the setting sun are specially adapted to assimilation by plants.

- [Previous: c22.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.2)
- [Next: c22.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.4)
- [Up: c22.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2)

---
Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c22.s2.3) · Pramāṇa
