Source: – Subhash Kak / Twitter.
Said al-Andalusi wrote Ṭabaqāt al-ʼUmam (Categories of Nations) in Muslim Spain in 1068.
It is a fascinating text that assesses the sciences of different nations.
He says that the sciences are most advanced in India (calling it the first nation in science).
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— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) May 15, 2019
Other nations with sciences are Persians, Chaldeans, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Arabs, Jews.
He says remaining nations do not have sciences.
He gives a summary of main contributions.
Translation (by S.I. Salem and Alok Kumar) published Univ of Texas Pr., Austin, 1991.
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— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) May 15, 2019
This what @TrueIndologyliv posted long back pic.twitter.com/QeVfyVqCgA
— RamRigs (@rigeshr) May 15, 2019
