Some of the contributions are: using base 10 symbols with placement value and using absolute value. This is due to Archimedes and Apollonius.
The Harappans used a decimal system to help with weights and measurements. You can goole the names above and get more information regarding other Indian accomplishements. (We are talking about east Indian's arent we?)
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The peace and prosperity of the Gupta Empire enabled many advances.
chess precursors Chaturanga and Shatranj arose during this period
Wootz steel dates to 300 BCE
India ink dates to the 4th century BCE
Cataract surgery developed during this period; it involved bathing the eye in butter
Zinc may have been smelted as early as this period
mathematician Baudhayana discovered a number of principles now commonly attributed to Pythagoras; more generally, there were tremendous strides in geometry and algebra
Vasubanhu chronicled the growth of dialectical debate
in addition to some of the later Vedas and earliest Upanishads, epic poetry was written in Sanskrit and Kannada
Medhadithi Gautama published his anviksiki, the basis of Indian logic
astronomy grew during the Vedic period
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Here is an abreviated list of Indian Mathematicians:
Some of the contributions are: using base 10 symbols with placement value and using absolute value. This is due to Archimedes and Apollonius.
The Harappans used a decimal system to help with weights and measurements. You can goole the names above and get more information regarding other Indian accomplishements. (We are talking about east Indian's arent we?)