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Between Science and Vedic knowledge

  Between Science and Vedic knowledge Whenever we talk about the revolution of the earth, its spherical shape, heliocentric model of solar system or speed of light, our mind tends to relate these discoveries with some western scientists like Galileo and Copernicus. We often fantasy Isaac newton sleeping under a tree, suddenly he witnesses an apple falls on the ground and discover gravity. But, only a few people are aware that famous Hindu scholar  Bhaskaracharya, in his book “Surya Siddhanta ” had mentioned: ‘ Objects fall on the earth due to a force of attraction by the earth. Therefore, the earth, planets, constellations, moon and sun are held in orbit due to this attraction.’  It was not until twelve century later (in 1687) Sir Isaac Newton discovered (or rediscover) this fact and named it ‘the law of gravity.’ Bhaskaracharya also calculated the time taken by the Earth to go round Sun up to the 9th decimal place, and  according to his calculation , it’s 365.258756...