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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.