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DIPANWITA DAS, X/XI
                                                                      2.    In    the    16th      Century,

                                                                      Galileo  Galilei  stated  that

                                                                      the        Earth        is       round.

                                                                      Although            these         epics

                                                                      were       written        long      ago,

                                                                      they       talk      about        Earth

                                                                      being      a    sphere       and      the


                                                                      'navagraha'           or    the     nine

                                                                      planets.        How       did     these

                                                                      authors        know       about      this

                                                                      before       the     discovery          of

                                                                      powerful         telescopes          like

                                                                      the Hubble Telescope?




                                                                      3.   The    ‘Sushruta        Samhita’

                                                                      is   a   book      written      by    the


                                                                      Vedic      surgeon,         Sushruta.
                                                                      Sushruta            talks        about


                                                                      many       surgeries        including

                                                                      the    cataract        eye    surgery

                                                                      too.      Many         herbs         and

                                                                      leaves        of     plants        were

                                                                      stated              with            their

                                                                      medicinal uses.
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