The Peacock in Splendour: Science, Literature and Art in Ancient and Medieval India
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788175224520
Length
xxii+530p., 72 Pages of Plates; Illustrations; Colour; 30cm.
Subjects
Covering a span of nearly 5,000 years, the book seeks to offer a holistic account of the highly complex strands of Indian science, literature, and art. Beginning with a brief overview of Indian civilization, the author considers the status and achievements of biology, medicine, chemistry, metallurgy, mathematics, and physics in ancient and medieval India. And also, besides a discussion of the lyrical poetry of the Vedas, he finally comes to focus on India’s ...
