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When was the first time the number 0 came to mean a multiple of ten? [closed]
The earliest number notation I can find is the sexagesimal digit notation of cuneiform. From my understanding of that, in order to make numbers bigger than 60, you would just add the smaller numbers ...
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Is it possible to narrow down possible dates for the following eclipse pattern?
I am searching for an year which satisfies the following criteria.
Dates are in Gregorian calendar.
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Year range 3800 BC to 500 BC
Solar Eclipse of any kind between October 14 and October 22 ...
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Why were extremely accurate sundials necessary in India?
I'm thinking specifically of the Jantar Mantar sundial in Jaipur, India, the Samrat Yantra. It is apparently accurate to within 2 seconds, and was built around 1740. What would such an accurate ...
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What is the reason behind the decline of Indian Physics?
As in what were the main factors, personalities, policies, etc involved in its decline during the $16^{th}$ century to the present day?
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Was metallurgy of Zinc first started in India?
I have heard many people talk about this, is there any proof available?
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Why did India miss the Great Revolution in Maths and Science?
UPDATE: I've updated the title of the question from Why did India lag behind in discovering Maths and Science? to ...
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What were the cultural attitudes of Indian proto-scientists to findings versus recognition; and knowledge as private property; between 1526 and 1949?
Elsewhere it has been suggested that, between 1526 and 1949, that Indian proto-scientists "were more interested in sharing knowledge with the rest of the world," than in knowledge as private property, ...
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