Contributions of India's Rich Scientific Heritage
Contributions
- Idea of Zero: Mathematician Aryabhatta was the first person to create a symbol for zero and it was through his efforts that mathematical operations like addition and subtraction started using the digit, zero.
- The Decimal System: India gave the ingenious method of expressing all numbers by means of ten symbols – the decimal system. Due to the simplicity of the decimal notation, which facilitated calculations, it made the uses of arithmetic in practical inventions much faster and easier.
- Numeral Notations: Indians, as early as 500 BCE, had devised a system of different symbols for every number from one to nine. ....
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Indian Heritage & Culture
- 1 Development of Rock-Cut Architecture
- 2 Urbanization and Architecture during Indus Valley Civilization
- 3 Jain Architecture: Regional Influence and Features
- 4 Buddhist & Jain Architecture
- 5 Development of Vihara & Chaitya Architecture
- 6 Major Styles of Sculpture and Foreign Influences
- 7 Temple Architecture & Medieval Society
- 8 Vedic Society and its Continuity
- 9 Syncretism, Mysticism, and Social Impact
- 10 Modern Social Reform Movements
