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I somewhere read that ancient Indian science was so advanced even in 2000 B.C. (or may be even before this) that Indian scientist and mathematicians calculated the value of distance between sun and Earth. They even found the value of $\pi$. They made a piller made of iron which resists rusting.They did even more. It is said that they wrote all their discoveries in scriptures which can be found even today. They called it Vedic science.

So my question is: Is it possible that they could have found and done all these things? If yes, how? If no, how?

I am not claiming that they did those things. But it has confused me for so long.

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    $\begingroup$ "I read somewhere" is such a useless thing to say. $\endgroup$
    – fdb
    Commented Nov 20, 2015 at 22:50
  • $\begingroup$ @fdb i added some sites...i know these are not the verified sources but its just to give an idea what is happening out there... $\endgroup$
    – manshu
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There is no "Vedic science".

There is an ancient Indian mathematics as well as an ancient Indian astronomy.

They are comparable (from an historical point of view; not in term of "better or worse") to ancient Egyptian mathematics, Babylonian astronomy, Chinese astronomy.

Regarding the question :

Is Vedic Science true?

if you consider e.g. Jyotisha, i.e. the traditional Hindu system of astrology, we have the Siddhānta: the branch of Jyotisha devoted to calculating the position of the planets and other heavenly bodies :

According to this theory, the earth is motionless and is not considered a planet. Seven planets (Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) revolve around the earth.

Thus, this theory is false.

Regarding Samhitā : Mundane astrology, and Horā : Predictive astrology, they are clearly not scientific at all in any "modern" sense.

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  • $\begingroup$ and what about the ' Iron pillar of delhi '. It was science...it resists rusting... $\endgroup$
    – manshu
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 12:33
  • $\begingroup$ @manshu - See History of metallurgy in South Asia : Iron : "Indian Wootz steel was held in high regard in Europe, and Indian iron was often considered to be the best." The Iron pillar of Delhi is a masterpiece of ancient Indian metallurgy. $\endgroup$
    – Mauro ALLEGRANZA
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 12:42
  • $\begingroup$ then isn't metallurgy a part of science...? $\endgroup$
    – manshu
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 12:55
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    $\begingroup$ @manshu - it depends... if you are saying that they developed the techniques needed because they know the chemistry principles or the quantum mechanics laws underlying them, the answer is clearly : they do not. But ancient civilizations developed fairly good technolgies without knowing the scientific principles that we used today to explain them. $\endgroup$
    – Mauro ALLEGRANZA
    Commented Nov 21, 2015 at 13:00

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