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This is an interesting book. Though published in 2009, I happened to come across this recently.
Many of the familiar theorems attributed to other cultures had been discovered long ago in ancient India
An example:
The verses 1-2 of Baudhayana Shulba Sutra state that the squares of any rectangle's width and length add up to the square of its diagonal.[ This is known in western literature as the Pythagorean theorem.
Shulabha Sutra: The oldest is the sutra attributed to Baudhayana, possibly compiled around 800 BCE to 600 BCEwhile the youngest content may date to about 200 CE
Pythogorus was born on the island of Samos, Greece in 569 BC.
Though I am not a history buff, I think it is nice that such books are exposed to children (especially those in India and of Indian origin) in schools so that they have a sense of pride about India's rich heritage in science and mathematics
Many of the familiar theorems attributed to other cultures had been discovered long ago in ancient India
An example:
The verses 1-2 of Baudhayana Shulba Sutra state that the squares of any rectangle's width and length add up to the square of its diagonal.[ This is known in western literature as the Pythagorean theorem.
Shulabha Sutra: The oldest is the sutra attributed to Baudhayana, possibly compiled around 800 BCE to 600 BCEwhile the youngest content may date to about 200 CE
Pythogorus was born on the island of Samos, Greece in 569 BC.
Though I am not a history buff, I think it is nice that such books are exposed to children (especially those in India and of Indian origin) in schools so that they have a sense of pride about India's rich heritage in science and mathematics
