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#10 - Dr. Alok Kumar: Ancient Hindu Science

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What Are Your Views on Calculus?

The discovery of calculus in ancient India predates the so-called discovery of calculus by Newton and Liebnitz, which coincidentally happened in the same year. I think what's happening is that we had this Jesuit priests who were coming to India. The Jesuits, the scientific branch of the church, are the ones who travel around the world and try and take out whatever science is there. So, I think it is Jesuit priests who brought back knowledge of calculus, infinitesity, etc. from India. And it's, I don't think it's a coincidence that Newton andLiebnitz both claimed to have discovered integral or differential calculus in thesame year. There is no

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