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Role of Experiments in the Progress of Science: Lessons from our History

Name: Role of Experiments in the Progress of Science: Lessons from our History
Start: 2015-12-18T16:00:00+05:30
End: 2015-12-18T17:00:00+05:30
Location: No location set

by Dr D.P. Roy (HBCSE (TIFR))

Friday 18 Dec 2015, 16:00 → 17:00 Asia/Kolkata

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Description

I shall discuss the history of Indian Astronomy, Ayurveda, Chemistry and Metallurgy to illustrate how downgrading experiments from scientific learning lead to the decline of ancient Indian science and civilization.