India
invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. The place value system,
the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC. Aryabhatta
was the first to explain spherical shape, size ,diameter, rotation and correct
speed of Earth in 499 AD. The
World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. Students from
all over the World studied more than 60 subjects. The
University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest achievements
of ancient India in the field of education. Sanskrit
is considered the mother of all higher languages. Sanskrit is the most precise,
and therefore suitable language for computer software - a report in Forbes magazine,
July 1987
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