2 The Story of Numbers (0 and 1) Indian Numerals or Arabic?

The Zero, decimal system, Indian numerals, astronomy, astrology, trigonometry, ayurveda, chemistry, everything even dream-analysis are some of the numerous contributions of scholars from India.

Unfortunately, the bias has always been against giving no credit whatsoever to the Indian mind. For instance, I was taught in school that the numerals we use are "Arabic Numerals". Why?

Why the shameless lying instead of giving credit where it is due for monumental discoveries?

The story of numbers is the story of civilization. Terry Jones ("Monty Python's Flying Circus") goes on a humor-filled journey to recount the amazing tale behind Indian numerals.

Interesting Facts:
* Baudhayana gave the 'Pythagoras theorem' centuries before the Greeks in 800 BC.
* Pingala (400 BC) invented the binary number system which is the basic of computer operations.
* Indian astronomer, Aryabhatta was the first to have propounded the theory that the earth was a sphere in the 5th century.
* Indian astronomer, Brahmagupta, estimated in the 7th century that the circumference of the earth was 5000 yojanas. A yojana is around 7.2 kms. Calculating on this basis we see that the estimate of 36,000 kms as the earth's circumference comes quite close to the actual circumference known today.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Story
• Discovery
• Zero
• One
• Decimal
• System
• India
• Indian
• Numerals

[Sasukekillsitachi]

Even arabian countries calls it Hindu numerals, Indians even invented used algebra before the arabs did.

Mathematicians like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta and the recordings in the Vedas and Buddhist scriptures easily tells this.

[DjDedan]

WHERE is part THREE???

[bluemanir]

arabs didn't invent any thing even Islam...

[smplisri]

@Rohit84up let me ask u a simple question.. do u believe dat der was a guy named srinivasa ramanujam? do u believe dat der was mughul empire in India? do u believe der was mohenjodaro in India? how ll u believe it? how ll u knw? were u der? history has many thngs hidden in it.. faith is keypoint of everythng.. if u r still confused den do ask me...

[praveenthexplorer]

@Rohit84up fuck youself

[tekatetikitiki]

These numerals WERE ACCEPTED BY THE YEAR 900 A.D. IN SPAIN for their PRACTICALITY.

[EnigmaticPhysicist]

Excellent work, but where's the next installment... 

[ambardarlane]

@aldebaran899 Because presently whole world is living in Maya Only.

[aldebaran899]

everybody seem to have forgotten the MAYA !!

[PRGEEZ]

asif the 0 got rocks thrown at it :(

[kaushaldave1]

oooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... frustating...please upload the third part .....its a must watch series....................

please please please .............tel me whers the third part of the series ,,, its not on you tube