Engineering and Technology in Ancient India

Engineering and Technology in Ancient India
Title Engineering and Technology in Ancient India PDF eBook
Author Ravi Prakash Arya
Publisher Indian Foundation for Vedic Science
Pages 258
Release 2020-09-19
Genre
ISBN 9788194759300

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India is credited with highly advance knowledge system since ancient times. Vedas and post Vedic literature composed in Sanskrit has been the storehouse of various branches of knowledge on science, spirituality, philosophy, culture, civilization, economy, polity, law and management, ayurveda, yoga, pharmacy. This knowledge was documented from time to time and carried forward for future generations until the mass scale destruction of Sanskrit manuscripts to plunder and loot and devastation of libraries of Nalanda, Takshshila, Vikramshila and Ujjain. It is also a fact that intellectual tradition of India has been subjected to utter neglect and stagnation and so there is an absence of Indian accounts in academic texts of India. As such, there is an ardent need to initiate a process to unlock these systems of knowledge currently atrophied due to centuries of neglect and stagnation. In view of the above, the present study was undertaken. This work is a humble attempt to apprise the readers about the advancement of Engineering and Technology in Ancient India in various fields. Hope the students and scholars will find this books equally interesting and useful in their academics pursuits in Anceint Indian Civilizational Knowledge System.

In Search of the Cradle of Civilization

In Search of the Cradle of Civilization
Title In Search of the Cradle of Civilization PDF eBook
Author Georg Feuerstein
Publisher Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House
Pages 376
Release 2005
Genre History
ISBN 9788120820371

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In this pathbreaking book, the authors show that the ancient Indians were no primitives but possessed a high spiritual culture, which not only influenced the evolution of the Western world in decisive ways but which still hs much to teach us today. India's archaic spirituality is codified in the rich symbols, metaphors and myths of the magnificent Rig-Veda, which is shown to be much older than has been widely assumed by scholars. The present book also unravels the astonishing mathematical and astronomical code hidden in the Vedic hymns. Anyone interested in ancient cultural history, India, archaeo-astronomy or spirituality will find this well researched and cross-cultural work spellbinding and enriching.

Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology

Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology
Title Aspects of Ancient Indian Technology PDF eBook
Author Hari C. Bhardwaj
Publisher Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Pages 252
Release 1979
Genre
ISBN 9788120830400

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Looking for the Aryans

Looking for the Aryans
Title Looking for the Aryans PDF eBook
Author Ram Sharan Sharma
Publisher Orient Blackswan
Pages 120
Release 1995
Genre History
ISBN 9788125006312

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Who were the Aryans? Where did they come from? Did they always live in India? The Aryan problem has been attracting fresh attention in academic, social and political arenas. This book identifies the main traits of Aryan culture and follows the spread of their cultural markers. Using the latest archaeological evidence and the earliest known Indo-European inscriptions on the social and economic features of Aryan society, the distinguished historian, R. S. Sharma, throws fresh light on the current debate on whether or not the Aryans were the indigenous inhabitants of India. This book is essential reading for those interested in the history of India and its culture.

Ancient Hindu Science

Ancient Hindu Science
Title Ancient Hindu Science PDF eBook
Author Alok Kumar
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 197
Release 2022-05-31
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3031794028

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To understand modern science as a coherent story, it is essential to recognize the accomplishments of the ancient Hindus. They invented our base-ten number system and zero that are now used globally, carefully mapped the sky and assigned motion to the Earth in their astronomy, developed a sophisticated system of medicine with its mind-body approach known as Ayurveda, mastered metallurgical methods of extraction and purification of metals, including the so-called Damascus blade and the Iron Pillar of New Delhi, and developed the science of self-improvement that is popularly known as yoga. Their scientific contributions made impact on noted scholars globally: Aristotle, Megasthenes, and Apollonius of Tyana among the Greeks; Al-Biruni, Al-Khwarizmi, Ibn Labban, and Al-Uqlidisi, Al-Ja?iz among the Islamic scholars; Fa-Hien, Hiuen Tsang, and I-tsing among the Chinese; and Leonardo Fibbonacci, Pope Sylvester II, Roger Bacon, Voltaire and Copernicus from Europe. In the modern era, thinkers and scientists as diverse as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Gottfried Herder, Carl Jung, Max Müller, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schrödinger, Arthur Schopenhauer, and Henry David Thoreau have acknowledged their debt to ancient Hindu achievements in science, technology, and philosophy. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the largest scientific organizations in the world, in 2000, published a timeline of 100 most important scientific finding in history to celebrate the new millennium. There were only two mentions from the non-Western world: (1) invention of zero and (2) the Hindu and Mayan skywatchers astronomical observations for agricultural and religious purposes. Both findings involved the works of the ancient Hindus. The Ancient Hindu Science is well documented with remarkable objectivity, proper citations, and a substantial bibliography. It highlights the achievements of this remarkable civilization through painstaking research of historical and scientific sources. The style of writing is lucid and elegant, making the book easy to read. This book is the perfect text for all students and others interested in the developments of science throughout history and among the ancient Hindus, in particular.

Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions
Title Ancient Inventions PDF eBook
Author Peter J. James
Publisher Random House Digital, Inc.
Pages 702
Release 1995
Genre Reference
ISBN 0345401026

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A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in the first century B.C., and a postal service in medieval Baghdad

Reverse Engineering Vedic Vimanas

Reverse Engineering Vedic Vimanas
Title Reverse Engineering Vedic Vimanas PDF eBook
Author Enrico Baccarini and Kavya Vaddadi
Publisher Enigma Edizioni
Pages 310
Release 2017-10-09
Genre Travel
ISBN 8899303495

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The book reveals unearthed discoveries explaining scientific and technical details of vimana shasthra. For the first time in history 3D modelling of Vedic Vimanas are done and their CFD analysis revealing the flying abilities of the Vedic space crafts. Greatest thing is that Famous former DRDO, ISRO Indian Scientists encouragement for the works in the book, also a foreign former NASA scientist special chapter on antigravity is in the book. The re- translations of the vimana shasthra shlokas revealing advanced aerial wars, defence systems, along with eco-friendly manufacturing, propulsion, space travel. A fantastic rendition of modern technology, uncover the 3D printing, and 4D printing possibilities of Vimana 3D models.