Science and technology in ancient Indian texts /

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Imprint:New Delhi : D.K. Printworld, 2012.
Description:xvii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:English
Sanskrit
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9369899
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Other authors / contributors:Singh, Bal Ram.
Jawaharlal Nehru University. Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Center for Indic Studies.
ISBN:9788124606322
8124606323
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes passages in Sanskrit (Sanskrit in roman).
Summary:Papers presented at a seminar on Science and technology in ancient Indian texts, organized at the Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 9-10 January 2010 with support of Center for Indic Studies, University of Masachusetts, Dartmouth, US.
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Conceptual
  • pt. 2. Physical sciences
  • pt. 3. Mathematical sciences
  • pt. 4. Chemical sciences, environment and metallurgy
  • pt. 5. Yoga and ayurveda
  • pt. 6. Text and information encoding in human brain and computer.