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:Apart from the relativity business (which is a dubious assertion that I have removed), all the rest of the material is well known and well-referenced. Just read the stuff provided in the ref section please.] 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC) |
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:Apart from the relativity business (which is a dubious assertion that I have removed), all the rest of the material is well known and well-referenced. Just read the stuff provided in the ref section please.] 01:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC) |
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:Taxila is definitely the world's oldest university (in the modern sense). This is mentioned by Megasthenes. |
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:The 'Arabic Numerals' originated in India, largely due to the work of Aryabhatta. This is quite well-known. |
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:Algebra as we know it today came from the Hisab-kitab book by al-Khwarzim. However, the basic methods of solving linear equations were done also by Aryabhatta (there are shlokas in my 10th grade maths textboook that demonstrate solving y=mx+c).] 01:58, 21 August 2006 (UTC) |