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In India, mathematics is related to Philosophy. We can find mathematical\u00a0
concepts like Zero ( Shoonyavada ), One ( Advaitavada ) and Infinity\u00a0
(Poornavada ) in Philosophia Indica.\u00a0

The Sine Tables of Aryabhata and Madhava, which gives correct sine values or values of\u00a0 24 R Sines, at intervals of 3 degrees 45 minutes and the trignometric tables of\u00a0
Brahmagupta, which gives correct sine and tan values for every 5 degrees influenced\u00a0
Christopher Clavius, who headed the Gregorian Calender Reforms of 1582. These\u00a0
correct trignometric tables solved the problem of the three Ls, ( Longitude, Latitude and\u00a0
Loxodromes ) for the Europeans, who were looking for solutions to their navigational\u00a0
problem ! It is said that Matteo Ricci was sent to India for this purpose and the\u00a0
Europeans triumphed with Indian knowledge !\u00a0

The Western mathematicians have indeed lauded Indian Maths & Astronomy. Here are\u00a0
some quotations from maths geniuses about the long forgotten Indian Maths !\u00a0

In his famous dissertation titled “Remarks on the astronomy of Indians” in 1790,\u00a0
the famous Scottish mathematician, John Playfair said\u00a0

“The Constructions and these tables imply a great knowledge of\u00a0
geometry,arithmetic and even of the theoretical part of astronomy.But what,\u00a0
without doubt is to be accounted,the greatest refinement in this system, is\u00a0
the hypothesis employed in calculating the equation of the centre for the\u00a0
Sun,Moon and the planets that of a circular orbit having a double\u00a0
eccentricity or having its centre in the middle between the earth and the\u00a0
point about which the angular motion is uniform.If to this we add the great\u00a0
extent of the geometrical knowledge required to combine this and the other\u00a0
principles of their astronomy together and to deduce from them the just\u00a0
conclusion;the possession of a calculus equivalent to trigonometry and\u00a0
lastly their approximation to the quadrature of the circle, we shall be\u00a0
astonished at the magnitude of that body of science which must have\u00a0
enlightened the inhabitants of India in some remote age and which whatever\u00a0
it may have communicated to the Western nations appears to have received\u00a0
another from them….”\u00a0

Albert Einstein commented “We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count,\u00a0
without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.”\u00a0

The great Laplace, who wrote the glorious Mechanique Celeste, remarked\u00a0

“The ingenious method of expressing every possible number\u00a0
using a set of ten symbols (each symbol having a place value and an absolute\u00a0
value) emerged in India. The idea seems so simple nowadays that its\u00a0
significance and profound importance is no longer appreciated. Its\u00a0
simplicity lies in the way it facilitated calculation and placed arithmetic\u00a0
foremost amongst useful inventions. The importance of this invention is more\u00a0
readily appreciated when one considers that it was beyond the two greatest\u00a0
men of antiquity, Archimedes and Apollonius.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Q – What is the meaning behind the saying ” Man’s life is nothing but one day?”.


A – We have already said that the daily motion of the Sun is roughly one degree per day.


In the Great Solar Clock of the Universe ( Precessional Cycle ), precession is calculated at 72 years per degree ( 72*360 = 25920 ). Man’s life was estimated at 72 years and since it is only one degree ( one day in the solar cycle ) traversed by the Vernal Equinoctial Point, man’s life was considered as movement of one degree or one day !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  In India, mathematics is related to Philosophy. We can find mathematical\u00a0concepts like Zero ( Shoonyavada ), One ( Advaitavada ) and Infinity\u00a0(Poornavada ) in Philosophia Indica.\u00a0 The Sine Tables of Aryabhata and Madhava, which gives correct sine values or values of\u00a0 24 R Sines, at intervals of 3 degrees 45 minutes and the trignometric … <\/p>\n

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