Zero to Gravity: The Ancient Indian Roots of Modern Science.
Explore the 108 foundational concepts across mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and engineering..
PART 1: THE ROOTS OF MATHEMATICS
PART II: THE ROOTS OF ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
The Wave Nature of Sound (Shabda) – The Logic of the Ripple
The Concept Sound travels through a medium (such as air or water) as a wave. It is not a [...]
Laws of Motion (Gati) – The Mechanics of the Flying Arrow
The Concept Things follow certain rules about speed, force, and direction. This includes the concept of inertia, which states [...]
The Atom (Parmanu) – The Invisible Building Blocks of the Universe
The Concept Atoms are the tiniest and most fundamental component of all matter. You can't see them with the [...]
Solar Parallax (Lambana) – The Geometry of Perspective
The Concept Why do solar eclipses occur in one city but not another?. The Surya Siddhanta accepts that calculations [...]
The Armillary Sphere (Gola Yantra) – The Automated Mechanical Universe
The Concept An armillary sphere is a mechanical representation of the universe. The skeleton is made up of rings [...]
Moving Orbits (Mandochcha) – The Shifting Apogees of the Cosmos
The Concept Orbits do not remain fixed; they shift and vary. According to the Surya Siddhanta, the Apogee, or [...]
PART III: THE ROOTS OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
The Wave Nature of Sound (Shabda) – The Logic of the Ripple
The Concept Sound travels through a medium (such as air or water) as a wave. It is not a [...]
Laws of Motion (Gati) – The Mechanics of the Flying Arrow
The Concept Things follow certain rules about speed, force, and direction. This includes the concept of inertia, which states [...]
The Atom (Parmanu) – The Invisible Building Blocks of the Universe
The Concept Atoms are the tiniest and most fundamental component of all matter. You can't see them with the [...]
Solar Parallax (Lambana) – The Geometry of Perspective
The Concept Why do solar eclipses occur in one city but not another?. The Surya Siddhanta accepts that calculations [...]
The Armillary Sphere (Gola Yantra) – The Automated Mechanical Universe
The Concept An armillary sphere is a mechanical representation of the universe. The skeleton is made up of rings [...]
Moving Orbits (Mandochcha) – The Shifting Apogees of the Cosmos
The Concept Orbits do not remain fixed; they shift and vary. According to the Surya Siddhanta, the Apogee, or [...]
PART IV: THE ROOTS OF LIFE SCIENCES AND MEDICINE
PART V: THE ROOTS OF ENGINEERING AND CIVILISATION
The Wave Nature of Sound (Shabda) – The Logic of the Ripple
The Concept Sound travels through a medium (such as air or water) as a wave. It is not a [...]
Laws of Motion (Gati) – The Mechanics of the Flying Arrow
The Concept Things follow certain rules about speed, force, and direction. This includes the concept of inertia, which states [...]
The Atom (Parmanu) – The Invisible Building Blocks of the Universe
The Concept Atoms are the tiniest and most fundamental component of all matter. You can't see them with the [...]
Solar Parallax (Lambana) – The Geometry of Perspective
The Concept Why do solar eclipses occur in one city but not another?. The Surya Siddhanta accepts that calculations [...]
The Armillary Sphere (Gola Yantra) – The Automated Mechanical Universe
The Concept An armillary sphere is a mechanical representation of the universe. The skeleton is made up of rings [...]
Moving Orbits (Mandochcha) – The Shifting Apogees of the Cosmos
The Concept Orbits do not remain fixed; they shift and vary. According to the Surya Siddhanta, the Apogee, or [...]
