Bhāratīya vigyan manjusha: Treasure trove of ancient Indian sciences
- New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India, 2005.
- xxvii, 942 p. illus. 24 cm x 18 cm
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Foreword vii Preface ix Editorial Advisory Committee xxi Contributors & Translators xxiii Abbreviations xxv Table of Transliteration xxvii Abhrakam 1 Acoustics 3 Acyuta- the Astronomer 4 Aditi 4 Aeronautics 9 Agriculture 12 Ahargana 22 Animal Husbandry 26 Annabhedi 27 Apollonius theorem 27 Anti-lighting Glass 27 Aranmula Mirror 28 Aryabhata 30 Aryabhatasidhanta 33 Aryadhatiya 35 Ashtabandha 38 Asterism 39 Astronomical Instruments used in Ancient India 44 Astronomical Tradition in Kerala 47 Atharvan- the First Discover of Fire 49 Atmosphere 50 Atom and Tanmatra 50 Atomic Structure of Matter 68 Attributes of Matter 68 Ayah 69 Ayurveda 72 Ayurvedic Bacteriology 123 Bathing 126 Bell Metal 126 Bellows 128 Bhogar's Kite 129 Bhogar's Spacecraft 129 Bhogar's Steamship 130 Bhogar's Telescope 131 Bhoonagam 131 Bimba and Pratibimba 132 Borax 138 Brahmandas 138 Breath and Breathing 153 Building Materials 154 Caantu 161 Canons for Astrologer 162 Chandravakyas 168 Cessation of Breathing 170 Chicchakti 170 Circumferences-Diameter Ratio 174 Coconut Jaggery 174 Cold Producing Crystals 177 Cold-proof Glass 177 Colouring 177 Consecration of Idols 179 Copper 186 Copper Sulphate 187 Cows and Bulls 188 Creast Crystals 190 Crucibles 190 Darkness and Light 192 Darkness and Radiance 196 Deaf-proof Metal 213 Dhatus 213 Diameters of Planets 214 Digging Wells 217 Dik 221 Doctrine of Five Elements 223 Dragganita School of Astronomy 228 Earth is Round 231 Earthquake 231 Eclipses 234 Eeyam 239 Elephants 240 Exploration of Water Springs 242 Fertilizers in Ancient India 247 Fire 251 Five in One Metal 253 Flagstaff in Temples 253 Food and Bath during Eclipses 254 Forces of Creation 255 Formulae of Sin ? When ? > p/2 260 Four Bijas of Gainta and Their Nomenclature 260 Furnace 261 Gandhakam 262 Ganja 266 Gola-yantra 266 Grahacaranibandhana 267 Gravitional Force 269 Gunpowder and Pyrotechnics 270 Hasta Mudras 277 Health care 297 Hidden Mine Detecting Mechanism 298 Idols of Devas 299 Integral Calculus 308 Inoculation 309 Instruments Used in Rasakriya 309 Island formation 312 Jaina Astronomy 314 Jaina Mathematics 315 Jyotimimamsa 317 Kanada Sutras on the Atom 322 Kancanikam 329 Kangushtam 329 Kanmadam 330 Katapayadi System of Numerals 330 Kavati 332 Kavimannu 333 Keralese Calender 333 Kinnam 338 Kol ( Measuring Rod) 340 Koorma Peetha 343 Kritaka Aeroplanes 344 Kundalini 363 Kuttakaram 395 Laksha 412 Saw of Indics 412 Lead 412 Length of the Shadow 413 Light 413 Madhava of Sangamagrama the Astronomer 415 Madhu Sarkara 416 Mahabharata 416 Makkeerakkallu 425 Mancoolika Linen 425 Marma Vidya 426 Manikyam 433 Marathakam 434 Mathematical Problem of Bhaskara II 434 Mathematics of Zero and Infinity 436 Max Mueller on Anus 438 Mechanical Devices 439 Medical Student- Oath and Duties 448 Medicine 449 Metals 451 Methods of Breaking Stones 454 Mica Sand glass 455 Milk-cloth and Bark-cloth 455 Mirrors and Lenses 456 Morality-Rgvedic Conception 459 Motive Power of Kritaka Aeroplanes 460 Myriad Heat-rays 461 Nadam 462 Nadi Sastra 463 Nagam 467 Nazhi and Nazhika 468 Neelam 469 Nilakantha Somayaji- the Astronomer 469 Nursery for Children 472 Obliquity of Ecliptic and Inclination of Orbits 474 Observatory of Kodungallur 476 Opium 478 Orpiment 478 Paper 486 Parahita System of Astronomy 487 Parameswara- the Astronomer 489 Parispanda 492 Patiganitam 494 Pavizham 540 Pearl and Other Jewels 541 Photography 544 Pilot 553 Pilot Clothing 556 Pilot Food 557 Pittala 559 Planetary Orbits and Earth's Rotation 559 Pounds and Wells 560 Pregnancy and childbirth 561 Preparation of Perfumes 575 Pronunciation 577 Puranas and Upapuranas 580 Puranic Geography 583 Purification of Precious Stones 602 Pushparagam 603 Pythagoras therem 603 Quadratic Equation 606 Quadrilateral 607 Quantities from their Difference and Product 608 Quotients of Fractions- Simplification 609 Rajavartamoni 610 Rasam 610 Rasatantram and Salt 615 Rasigolasphutaniti 617 Reflector 620 Revolution of Planets 621 Rhinoplastic Operation 623 Sangitam 624 Science of Geometry in India 639 Screw-pine Mat Weaving 644 Scret Sciences 645 Seven Suns 654 Sindooram 656 Sky and Centers of Sound 656 Solar Globe 657 Solar Heat Collecting Glass 658 Sound Recording 658 Sufferings of child in Mother's Womb 659 Sulbasutra Geometry 660 Surgical Appliances 664 Swarnam 670 Talam 673 Tankam 688 Temple architecture 689 Theatre 719 Time 722 Touchstone 726 Town Planning 726 Unani System of Medicine 732 Universal Conceptions 736 Unknown Quantities from Equal Sums 737 Unknown Quantities from Sums of All but One 738 Use of the Radian Measure in Minutes 738 Use of Unusual Special Terms 738 Vaidooryam 740 Vaikarantam 740 Vaisesika Darsanam 741 Value of p 744 Vastu Vidya 746 Vata Skandha 749 Vedic Numerical Code 750 Velocity of Light 751 Velli 751 Vellode 754 Venvaroha- an Ingenious Method to compute True Monn 754 Veterinary Sciences 759 Vrksayurveda 760 Water 769 Water in the Form of Electricity 769 Weapons 774 Wood Seasoning 778 Word Numerals 779 Writing of Numbers 781 Yojana 784 Yuga 785 Zero Symbol 791 Zinc 796 Zircon 797 APPENDICS I Research II Ancient Scientific Works III Apparatus IV Arrangement of Atoms in Spce V Chandravakyas and Samudravakyas VI Common Diseases VII Darpanam VIII India- What they said IX Measurements and Numbers X Subbaray Sastry XI Introduction to Amsu Bodhini Sastra XII Charles Wilkins and Sanskrita Language XIII Chart of 108 Tales XIV The Exact Speed of Light XV Loham XVI Medicinal Plants and Flora in the Ancient Texts XVII Nagara Vinyasam XVIII Nem- Us Study Confirms Indian Claims XIX Patiganita and the Hindu Abacus XX Pilot's Clothing XXI Pilot's Food XXII Vaimanika Rahasyam XXIII Yantravidhanam and Sastraswaroopa Vignana.
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