Development of S&T in Medieval India

Mathematics and Astronomy

  1. The outstanding mathematician-astronomers of this period were Sridharacharya (991 CE); Sripati (1039-1056 CE), Satananda (1099 CE) Bhaskaracharya II (1150 CE).
  2. Terms like Pratyutpanna (reproduced) and the Kapata-Sandhi (door-junction, Gelosia) method became popular.
  3. Bhaskaracharya and Sridharacharya discovered the method of solving quadratic equation.
  4. A new development in astronomy was the introduction of Arabo-Persian-Greek Zij literature in India namely astronomical tables. Abu Fazl mentions 86 Zijs in his Ain-i-Akbari.
  5. An astrolabe was constructed in 1370 CE during the reign of Sultan Feroz Shah Tughlaq.

Medicine, Chemistry and Alchemy

  1. The four Standard works Çaraka Samhitu, Susruta Samhitu, Astungahardaya, Nidana and their ....

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