Ancient India's contribution to mathematics and science

DharmaQuiz Session 306: 18-Nov-2014

#DharmaQuiz 1916:
1000 yrs bef Copernicus, an Indian showed earth is spherical: "Mrit jala shikhi vayumayo BHUGOLAH sarvato vrttah". Who? Ans: Arya Bhata in the Aryabhatiya – Chapter 4, verse 6
Meaning: The globe of earth stands suspended in space at the centre of a circular frame that is at the
centre of the Bhugola surrounded by the orbits of the planets; it is made of water, soil, fire and air and
is circular on all sides that is spherical.

More: http://yuvashakthichennai.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/

#DharmaQuiz 1917: An Indian calculated Earth's diameter as 1050 Yojanas (12715.5 KM) 1500 years ago - "Neela Bhu vyasa...". In which book? Ans: Arya bhateeya.

More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%80ryabha%E1%B9%AD%C4%ABya

#DharmaQuiz 1918: Laghu Bhaskareeya, a wonderful ancient Indian mathematics book was written during 629 CE. By which mathematician? Ans: Bhaskaracharya 1

#DharmaQuiz 1919: Shri Vateshwar Acharya wrote Vateshwar Siddhanta during 748 CE.
Which scientific topic does this book deal with? Ans: Astronomy.

{Final,Open till 10.00PM} #DharmaQuiz 1920: Brahmasputa Siddhanta written during 528 CE deals with quadratic equations. Who wrote it? Ans: Brahma Gupta.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C4%81hmasphu%E1%B9%ADasiddh%C4%81nta

Watch this amazing video of Dr. N Gopala Krishnan to learn a lot about ancient India's contribution to mathematics and science. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yIoBsYNjHA
It's a gold mine of information.. Long video, but worth every minute!

Scores for session 306:

1. @Simuntweets : 5
2. @mdbiyani : 5
3. @sankarbe : 5

1. @karthikjana : 4
2. @stormylook : 4
3. @gurudath29 : 4

1. @Divakar31 : 2   

1. @raghavendra3190 : 1
2. ‏@SanghiBeerbal : 1
3. @jp_surat : 1

Explore further about the glorious science and maths heritage of India!

DharmaQuiz Session 156: 14-Aug-2012

Theme: Hindu Chandramana Calendar

1. As per the Chandramana Hindu Calendar, for how many months once, an "Adhika Maasa" or extra month occurs? Ans: a) 33 b) 22 c)44. #DharmaQuiz 1136. Ans: a) 33 months. Slightly less than 33, but rounded off. @surnell gives the exact thing -> 32 months, 16 days, 3 hours and 12 minutes.
2. This is missing during an "Adhika Maasa" or extra month. Name it. d) Surya Tarpana.  e) Surya Grahana. f) Surya Sankranti. #DharmaQuiz 1137. Ans: f) Surya Sankranti.
3. Which is the 5th basic element of a Hindu Pancha-anga, after Vaara, Tithi, Nakshatra & Yoga? g)Ganita. h) Maasa. i) Karana. #DharmaQuiz 1138. Ans: i) Karana.
4. All 12 months of Hindu calendar have "Adhipatis" or gods. Whose different names are those 12? j)Shiva. k)Vishnu. l)Brahma. #DharmaQuiz 1139. Ans: k) Vishnu.
5. How many days does Moon take per Hindu Chandramana calendar, to travel from Purnima to Purnima? m)29.531 n) 31.231 o) 27.898 #DharmaQuiz 1140. Ans: m) 29.531, after taking into account Earth's move around Sun.

Top Scorers:

1. @pkagrawala : 5
2. @sweetandu : 5
3. @udgeetha : 5
4. @CAKiranb : 5
5. @rahulghildiyal : 5
6. @surnell : 5
7. @iSaakshi : 5

Congrats to:

• @sharathinindia : 4
• @geophyraj : 4
• @abhipar7 : 4
• @singhrakeshk : 4
• @iSumitRk : 4
• @surenc1974 : 4
  

• @wickedparam : 3
• @DevNakshi : 3
• @dolby_mehul : 3
• @prashanthkpp : 3
• @pal_pec07 : 3
  

• @Rasraj : 1
• @bkapilyadav : 1
• @navneet2frn : 1
• @voxindica : 1
  

Thanks for everyone's participation. This was a bit tougher, but need us to research more thoroughly sometimes :)