Thread by @punarUtthana108

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Swami Vivekananda said: ‘you know how many sciences had their origin in India

Mathematics began there

You are even today counting 1, 2, 3, etc. to zero, after Sanskrit figures, and you all know that algebra also originated in India.’

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@Dharma_Yoddhaa

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Ancient Indians made achievements in fields of astronomy, medicine, metallurgy and architecture which were nothing short of remarkable but it was in one field where they stood out – mathematics

In ancient time, mathematics was mainly used in an auxiliary or applied role

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Mathematical methods were used to solve problems in architecture and construction (as in the public works of the Harappan civilization) in astronomy and astrology and in construction of Vedic altars (as in the case of the Shulba Sutras of Baudhayana and his successors)

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There was no time in Indian history when mathematics was not being developed

Recent work has unearthed many manuscripts

Even a small study of this subject leaves one with a sense of wonder at depth and breadth of ancient Indian thought

@TIinExile @Aabhas24 @ShefVaidya

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, provide evidence that construction of buildings followed a standardized measurement which was decimal in nature

Mathematical ideas developed for the purpose of construction

Had an advanced brick-making technology

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@punarutthana @sambhashan_in

Much has been written about the mathematical constructions that are to be found in Vedic literature

Shatapatha Brahmana, which is a part of the Shukla Yajur Veda, contains detailed descriptions of the geometric construction of altars for yajnas

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@vedicvishal @VedicWisdom1

As far back as 1200 BC, mathematical knowledge was being written down as part of a large body of knowledge known as the Vedas

Numbers were commonly expressed as combinations of powers of ten

Each power of ten was represented with a name rather than a set of symbols

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First written evidence of the rules for working with zero were formalized in Brahmasputha Siddhanta

Astronomer Brahmagupta introduced rules for solving quadratic equations (so beloved of secondary school mathematics students) and for computing square roots

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@TIinExile

Brahmagupta also demonstrated rules for working with negative numbers

He wrote down rules that have been interpreted by translators as: “A fortune subtracted from zero is a debt,” and “a debt subtracted from zero is a fortune”

Fortune positive
Debt negative

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@TIinExile

Brahmagupta also knew that “The product of a debt and a fortune is a debt” – a positive number multiplied by a negative is a negative

For the large part, European mathematicians were reluctant to accept negative numbers as meaningful

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@Vyasonmukh
@yaajushi @Dharma_Yoddhaa

Brahmagupta even attempted to write down these rather abstract concepts, using the initials of the names of colours to represent unknowns in his equations, one of the earliest intimations of what we now know as algebra

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@dharmicverangna
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