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Ancient Indian scientific thought and modern theories : an overview / editors, Dhirendranath Banerjee, Sanjit Kumar Sadhukhan.

Title
Ancient Indian scientific thought and modern theories : an overview / editors, Dhirendranath Banerjee, Sanjit Kumar Sadhukhan.
Author
Ancient Indian Scientific Thought vis-à-vis Modern Scientific Theories, Discoveries and Development (Seminar) (2017 : Kolkata, India)
Publication
New Delhi : National Mission for Manuscripts : D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd, 2019.

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Additional Authors
  • Banerjee, Dhirendranath
  • Sadhukhan, Sanjit Kumar
  • Sanskrit Sahitya Parishat (Kolkata, India) organizer.
  • National Mission for Manuscripts (India) sponsoring body.
Description
viii, 96 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
Series Statement
Samīkśikā series ; 14
Uniform Title
Samīkṣikā series 14.
Subject
  • Science > India > History > Congresses
  • Science, Ancient > Congresses
  • Sciences > Inde > Histoire > Congrès
  • Sciences anciennes > Congrès
  • Science
  • Science, Ancient
  • India
Genre/Form
  • proceedings (reports)
  • Conference papers and proceedings
  • History
  • Actes de congrès.
Note
  • "... proceedings of a three-day Seminar - Ancient Indian Scientific thought vis-à-vis Modern Scientific Theories, Discoveries and Development - held during 25-27 March 2017 in Kolkata, organized by the Sanskrit Sahitya Parishad, Kolkata, and sponsored by the National Mission for Manuscripts"--Foreword.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction -- Freedom in ideas -- Astrology versus astronomy -- Scientific outlook in ancient Indian academic tradition -- Ancient Indian cosmology vis-à-vis modern scientific cosmology -- The concept of matter : a philosophy-physics interface -- Zero : an eternal enigma -- Scientific thoughts in Indian philosophy -- The Asiatic society and the initiation of history of science -- Astronomical manuscripts in oriental libraries of India : ninth century onwards.
ISBN
  • 9789380829661
  • 9788190402965
  • 819040296X
  • 9380829663
LCCN
2019337193
OCLC
  • 1121423832
  • SCSB-14518369
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library