Screening Paper I · 1 History & Culture · APPSC Group 1
1.1.14 Science and learning notes
4 notes, in reading order.
- 1.1.14.1Ancient mathematics: zero, decimal place value, Aryabhata and Brahmagupta
India gave the world the decimal place-value system and zero as a number, and its mathematicians from Aryabhata to Bhaskara II shaped algebra and trigonometry.
Advanced · 4 min · Full course - 1.1.14.2Ancient astronomy: Aryabhatiya, Varahamihira and the Siddhantas
Ancient Indian astronomy moved from calendar-making for rituals to a mathematical science in which Aryabhata said the earth rotates.
Advanced · 4 min · Full course - 1.1.14.3Medicine, metallurgy and chemistry: Charaka, Sushruta and the Mehrauli pillar
Ayurveda produced the Charaka (medicine) and Sushruta (surgery) compilations, and Indian smiths made iron and steel of unusual quality.
Advanced · 4 min · Full course - 1.1.14.4Ancient centres of learning: Takshashila, Nalanda, Vallabhi and Vikramashila
Ancient India had famous centres of higher learning, from Takshashila in the north-west to Nalanda in Magadha and Vallabhi in Gujarat.
Advanced · 4 min · Full course
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