Scientific edge: The Indian scientist from vedic to modern times (Record no. 12663)
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ISBN | 0143030280 |
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Classification number | 500.891411 |
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Personal name | Narlikar,Jayant V |
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Title | Scientific edge: The Indian scientist from vedic to modern times |
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Place of publication | New Delhi: |
Name of publisher | Penguin books India, |
Year of publication | 2003. |
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Number of Pages | viii, 216p. |
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Summary, etc | India has a rich history of scientific accomplishments. In the fifth century, nearly one millennium before Copernicus, the Indian astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata theorized that the earth spins on its axis. Likewise, in the twentieth century physicist Meghnad Saha’s ionization equation opened the door to stellar astrophysics.<br/>But India’s scientific achievements have occurred as flashes of brilliance rather than as a clear trajectory of progress. So how did India, with its historic university system and<br/>excellent observatories, lose its scientific edge?<br/>Cosmologist, founder director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, and science fiction author Jayant V. Narlikar tracks the highs and lows of Indian<br/>science across the millennia, distinguishing fact from fiction. Through a lively narrative of breakthroughs and failures, he explores the glories of India’s scientific advances and questions the more fanciful so-called discoveries. His essays are invigorated by his excitement for new findings, and he argues passionately for preserving the true scientific temperament instead of granting legitimacy to such pseudosciences as astrology.<br/>Above all, Narlikar raises issues that both the layperson and the scientist need to consider as India seeks to lead the world in information technology and biotechnology. |
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Topical Term | Indian space sciences |
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Koha item type | BK |
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Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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Malayalam Collection | Kannur University Central Library | Malayalam | 23/05/2014 | 500.891411 NAR/S | 15606 | BK |