Vedic Origin of Zero

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About the Book Although the presence of zero has been traced to many ancient civilizations including India the question of its origin is still a moot point among historians and mathematiciana. As such in the present monograph a humble attempt will be made to gather data from the Vedic and Post Vedic Sanskrit literature to understand the origin of zero the philosophy behind its origin. various denominations of zero used in various phases of Indian civilization and the philosophy and epistemology behind the symbolic representation of zero (0) The Vedas are the oldest ever literature in the human history of the globe. As per ancient Indian tradition, all branches of knowledge have their roots in the Vedas

About the Author Prof Ravi Prakash Arya is a world-renowned Vedic Scholar. Philologist, historian. philosopher. He is a prolific speaker and writer. He is a widely traveled scholar who has delivered more than 350 popular and academic talks on various topics of the Vedas, Indian History. Linguistics, Philosophy. Culture. and Scientific Indian heritage in various countries of the world He is doing ploneering work for preserving and propa- gating the universal and scientific Vedic heritage of India under the auspices of the Indian Foundation for Vedic Science. He has to his credit 75 research papers and 70 books running into 84 volumes on the various aspects of Vedas, Vedic Sciences, Vedic Exegesis, Vedic Philology. Vedic Philosophy. Religion. Indian History, and Culture. He is the Chief Editor of a quarterly Research Journal Vedic Science dealing with the scientific interpretation of Vedas & Allied literature and ancient Indian traditions. This Journal is acclaimed as an authoritative document on Vedic Sciences. He is also the editor of the annual World Vedic Calendar. He has convented several national and International conferences, seminars, and workshops.

Foreword The invention of zero has proved a game changer in the human history of science and technology. No scientific advancement would have been possible without the invention of zero. In fact, its invention revolutionized everything in science and technology. The famous mathematician G.B. Halsted and Pierre Simon De Laplace, a noted French mathematician and astronomer during the eighteenth century give credit for the invention of zero to Indians.

Introduction The Vedas are the oldest ever literature in the human history of the globe. As per ancient Indian tradition, all branches of knowledge have their roots in the Vedas.

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