Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Texts (Record no. 58455)
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| fixed length control field | 02825cam a22002657a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788124606322 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 8124606323 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Item number | 21304 |
| Classification number | 891.2909 B18 S |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bal Ram Singh |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Science and Technology in Ancient Indian Texts |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Bal Ram Singh |
| Medium | English |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher | DK Print World |
| Date of publication | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 318 |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Accompanying material | 23 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | The volume comprises seminar presentations by experts from India and abroad involved in the study of development of the natural sciences in ancient India. It offers eighteen papers from the seminar that showcase and project the Vedic literature as a treasure trove of vast knowledge that covers various branches of learning. The papers in particular discuss the ancient developments in science and technology: logic, mechanics in Sanskrit literature, Indian mathematics and its application in the Vedas, besides production technology and mechanical engineering, environmental science and roots, applicative wonders and scientific validation of Ayurveda. They involve a deep study of the Vedic understanding and description of sound and speech as para, pashyanti, madhyama and vaikhari. They also deal with the Indian perspective on the spirit and some mahakavyas of Indian philosophy. They scrutinise various theories on matter, causation, metals, dreams and motion, according to the Vaisheshika philosophy and underline the relevance of ancient knowledge to the contemporary world, especially in relation to the Vedic physics, environmental science and Ayurveda. They reiterate in unison the scientific vision of the ancient sages who held the keen eye of a poet-artist even while bringing to light modern and advanced ideas. The papers include references to various commentaries and studies on scientific and mathematical treatises, like Katyayana's Shulbasutra and Vaimanikashastra of Bharadvaja. The book will interest Indologists, particularly concerned with the study of ancient science, technology and mathematics, as they evolved in ancient India. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Vedic literature |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Vedas and science |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY -- TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Science, Ancient |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bal Ram Singh |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Girish Nath Jha |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Umesh Kumar Singh |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Diwakar Mishra |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| General | Chinmaya International Foundation | Chinmaya International Foundation | General Stacks | 18/03/2018 | 500.00 | 891.2909 B18 S | 21304 | 18/03/2018 | Books |