Ancient Indian Math and Ancient Indian Math and ScienceScience

#’s 1-9#’s 1-9

Ancient India is Ancient India is responsible for the responsible for the invention of the invention of the number symbols 1-number symbols 1-9.9.

InfinityInfinity

They invented the They invented the idea of infinity.idea of infinity.

They needed a They needed a symbol for a symbol for a quantity that didn’t quantity that didn’t stop.stop.

ZeroZero

They invented the They invented the zero signzero sign

They also invented They also invented the idea of zerothe idea of zero

ScienceScience

They understood They understood the concept of the concept of gravity.gravity.

They knew that the They knew that the world was round, world was round, not flat.not flat.

They also excelled They also excelled in astronomy.in astronomy.

AlgebraAlgebra

Ancient India was Ancient India was one of the first one of the first cultures to actually cultures to actually use algebra.use algebra.

Aryabhata, the Aryabhata, the leading leading mathematician, mathematician, developed algbra developed algbra and helped make it and helped make it better.better.

AryabhataAryabhata

Aryabhata was the Aryabhata was the mathematician mathematician responsible for the responsible for the development of development of infinity.infinity.

He also developed He also developed the mathematical the mathematical algorhythm.algorhythm.

Mathematical AlgorithmsMathematical Algorithms

An algorithm is a An algorithm is a mathematical mathematical formula used to formula used to explain a solution.explain a solution.

aa22 + b + b2 2 = c= c22

Metal TechnologyMetal Technology

Ancient India was Ancient India was responsible for the responsible for the invention of the invention of the iron plow.iron plow.

Plastic SurgeryPlastic Surgery

Believe it or not, Believe it or not, Shushruta, an Shushruta, an ancient Indian ancient Indian doctor, did the first doctor, did the first kind of plastic kind of plastic surgery. He could surgery. He could reconstruct a nose!reconstruct a nose!

ShushrutaShushruta

Shushruta is now Shushruta is now known all over the known all over the world for his world for his ground-breaking ground-breaking work in medicine.work in medicine.

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