Modern discoveries, mention of which can be found in ancient Indian treatises

2024 Author: Seth Attwood | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 15:55

Ancient Indian treatises have always enjoyed particular popularity and are rightfully considered the best collections of human knowledge. It may seem surprising, but the Indians knew about many relatively recent scientific concepts, for example, such as gravity and the speed of light, for many centuries before the discovery of these phenomena. It remains only to be surprised and to read the ancient treatises more attentively.

1. Cloning and "babies in test tubes"

Cloning and test-tube babies have been discussed by the ancient Indians.

One of the prime examples of the concept of cloning mentioned in ancient India is the epic poem Mahabharata. In Mahabharata, a woman named Gandhari gave birth to 100 sons. According to this story, in order to create these sons, one embryo was split into 100 different parts. The separated portions were then grown in separate containers. The Rig Veda, one of the sacred texts of ancient India, tells of three brothers named Rubhu, Vajra and Vibhu. Three brothers cloned their cow to get better milk.

According to this story, the skin was taken from the back of a cow, and the cells taken from it were multiplied to create a new identical cow. An English translation of ancient verses reads: "From the skin you formed a cow and again brought the mother back to your calf." Even more fascinating, this concept is mentioned in seven different verses by different authors (sages). This indicates that the concept of cloning has been well known for a long period of time, as all these sages knew and wrote about it during their lifetime.

2. Gravity

What takes off must go down!

When a person hears the word "gravity" today, the first thing that comes to his mind is either Sir Isaac Newton or John Mayer. While they both contributed immensely to drawing attention to gravity, ancient Indian texts detail the concept. Nearly a thousand years before Newton, there was a Hindu astronomer and mathematician named Varahamihira (505-587 AD). He felt that there must be a force on Earth that would allow everyone to stay on the ground and not fly away. However, he could not name this power, and eventually moved on to other discoveries.

Several years later, Brahmagupta (598-670 AD), who was not only an astronomer, but also a mathematician, wrote that the Earth is a sphere and has the ability to attract objects. In one of his many statements, he stated: "Bodies fall to the Earth, because it is inherent in the nature of the Earth, just as it is in the nature of water to flow."

3. Yugaskhasrayojan

Distance to the Sun.

The dream of traveling through space and getting to a place where no human has ever been before is undoubtedly ubiquitous. Here is an interesting fact about space travel. The ancient Indians were able to measure the distance between the Earth and the Sun, and their numbers are eerily similar to what modern scientists know. The Ramayana, another epic Indian poem, mentions the story of Hanuman who swallowed the Sun, thinking it was a fruit.

A verse of the ancient text says: "The sun, which sits at the distance of" Yugaskhasrayojan ", was swallowed, being mistaken for a sweet fruit." One yuga is defined as 12,000 years, and one shasra-yuga is 12,000,000 years. On the other hand, 1 yojan is approximately 13 kilometers. According to the above verse, "yugaskhasrayojan" would mean 12,000,000 x 13 - 156,000,000 kilometers. According to what scientists now know, the distance from the Sun to the Earth is 149.6 million km (approximately).

4. Plastic surgery

Plastic Surgery in Ancient India.

Ancient India had a medical text detailing the medications and surgical techniques used during this era. It is considered one of the most important medical guidelines extant from those times. What makes this text unique compared to others is the number of details that go into the concept of surgery, its procedure and its instruments. It even says that a student who wants to learn about human anatomy must dissect a dead body.

A thousand years later, Leonardo da Vinci appeared, who studied human anatomy by performing surgical procedures on dead bodies. The text even discusses the concept of plastic surgery and says that nose reconstruction can be done using skin from the cheeks. There is also evidence of the discovery of teeth drilled for use, which are almost 7,000 years old.

5. Zero

Discovery of "zero".

"Zero" as a full-fledged digit was first used by the ancient Indians in their decimal system. Most civilizations around the world have never had such a concept. In 458 A. D. e. the concept of zero was first mentioned in the cosmological text. However, its modern origins can be traced back to the astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata. Then the concept spread throughout the world. It is noteworthy that although the use of zero spread throughout the world, many European countries resisted the introduction of this figure. Florence and Italy even banned its use.

6.0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, etc

Fibonacci sequence.

Those who have read the book or seen the movie The Da Vinci Code have probably heard of the Fibonacci sequence. It is essentially a series of numbers, where each number is the result of the addition of two other numbers in front of it (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, etc.). What's especially surprising and quite shocking about this sequence is that it can be found throughout our entire universe. From the shapes of entire galaxies like Messier 74 to hurricanes, the so-called Fibonacci spiral can be found everywhere. You can even see how it is used in some of the most famous paintings in the world.

Although the world knows this concept was discovered by Leonardo Pisano, it was actually detailed in ancient Indian texts. The earliest known discovery of this sequence is attributed to Pingala, who lived around 200 BC, but a clearer version can be seen in Virhanca's work. Eventually, Leonardo Pisano, who studied ancient mathematics during his time in North Africa, realized and refined what is known today as the Fibonacci sequence.

7. Anu, two-son, trianuca

World of Atoms Canada.

As you know, the discovery of atoms happened relatively recently. But is it. Centuries before John Dalton (1766-1844), who is credited with the discovery, a man named Canada was born in ancient India, who developed the theory of infinitesimal invisible particles present everywhere. He named these particles "Anu" and suggested that they could not be destroyed.

He also developed the theory that these particles have two dual states of motion (one is a state of rest and the other is a state of constant motion). He went on to even conclude that it was these particles, which combine in a particular formation, to create what he called "dyanuca" (what is known today as diatomic molecules) and "trianuca" (triatomic molecules).

8. Heliocentric model

The place of the Earth in the Universe.

It is common knowledge that Copernicus is the first person to propose a heliocentric model of the solar system, in which the sun is in the middle and the planets surround it. However, this was the first time that such a concept was described in the Rig Veda. According to a verse in the Rig Veda, “The sun moves in its orbit, which itself also moves. The earth and other bodies move around the sun due to the force of gravity, because the sun is heavier than them. " Another verse says: "The sun moves in its own orbit, but holds the earth and other celestial bodies so that they do not collide with each other through the force of gravity."