Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c4: Contents

Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c4

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PAGE PREFACE . . . . . v BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . . ix HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE . . . . . 1 I. ARITHMETIC . . . . . 8 II. ALGEBRA . . . . . 12 III. GEOMETRY . . . . . 16 IV. TRIGONOMETRY . . . . . 20 V. COORDINATE GEOMETRY . . . . . 21 VI. DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS . . . . . 23 VII. KINETICS . . . . . 25 VIII. ASTRONOMY . . . . . 28 IX. PHYSICS . . . . . 32 X. CHEMISTRY . . . . . 39 XI. METALLURGY AND CHEMICAL ARTS . . . . . 44 XII. MEDICINE . . . . . 47 XIII. SURGERY . . . . . 53 XIV. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY . . . . . 56 XV. EMBRYOLOGY . . . . . 61 XVI. NATURAL HISTORY . . . . . 66 (*a*) Minerals . . . . . 68 (*b*) Plants . . . . . 69 (*c*) Animals . . . . . 71 CONCLUSION . . . . . 75

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