Indian Talent, Global Content |
New and Improved: May 2012
Just Launched - New eStore selling travel guides, editing courses, ebooks and special offers |
Scientific Reasoning in Ancient India
Ancient Indians possessed great knowledge and applied them for the benefit of community in all areas of human development. In fact several inventions and discoveries believed to have originated from the Western world have been studied centuries earlier by our ancestors. For instance, it is widely believed that Christopher Columbus was the first person to discover that the Earth was round, during his voyages, somewhere around 1500 A.D. In 499 A.D. D., famous Indian Astronomer Aryabhatta defined the shape of the Earth in his work `Aryabhateeyam’ [Chapter 4-6], as follows: Mrujjalashikhivaayumayo Bhoogola: sarvatho vruttha:[Meaning: Earth which is made of soil, water, fire and air is circular when viewed from all sides. i.e., The Earth is spherical]. Thousands of years before Columbus, our scriptures such as the Vedas, Puranas and Ithihaasaas used the term `Bhoogola’ for the Earth. `Bhoo’ means Earth and `Gola’ means `sphere’. Our ancestors wrote elaborate treatises on Astronomy, Warfare, Geometry, Medicine, etc. Many of the mathematical and scientific explanations given by our ancestors can be proved using current methods. Following is one such. During Aryabhatta’s time [around 500AD], our ancestors evinced keen interest in motion of bodies [Sir Isaac Newton gained fame since his discovery of the principle of gravity, but Bhaskaracharya II talked about gravity much before Newton]. Aryabhatta’s treatise, Aryabhateeyam [2-31] contains many theorems of motion one of which goes thus: Bhakthe vilomavivare gathiyogenaanulomavivare dvow
|
| Out of 5 “chilies”, our editorial team gave this article... |
![]() |
—About our writer: P R Guruprasad is a K-12 school Principal in Chennai, India. He likes writing for children when he finds time. |
![]()
1. Articles related to Content and Outsourcing
2.
NRI and Expat Articles
3. Potpourri
4. Travel Writing
5. Book Reviews and Interviews
More resources for Writers on Chillibreeze.com Chillibreeze offers Indian writers the opportunity to work on customer projects. We are also India’s biggest writer network and a one-stop shop for Indian writers and editors. The writers’ section on Chillibreeze offers freelance writers and editors a variety of tools to advance their careers. Resources for writers include:
|
Premium Services
Managed Writing Services
Proofreading, Light Editing and Substantive Editing
Plain English Editing
Express Editing
PowerPoint Formatting
PowerPoint Makeover
Customer Quotes
Products
PowerPoint Maps
PowerPoint Diagrams
Corp. Writing Assessments
Editing Essentials Course
Expat Guides to India
Travel eBooks: India
Niche PowerPoints: India
Niche Reports: India
Plain English Communication
Must Reads...
Chillibreeze in the News!
Tutorial Index
Article Index
Product Reviews
English In India
Book Review: "What's This India Business?"
Outsourcing Tutorial
The Story of Me
Content Company vs Freelancers
Upgrade Your Writing
Sign up for news, events, jobs, tips
Copyright 2004 - 2011 Chillibreeze Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
