Re: Is Jyotish originally indian?
Originally Posted by
wundermonk
Hi,
Well, there are bragging rights attached to the "first" discoverer of a law. There is a certain mystique and awe associated with the "pioneer" even though the same law may be rediscovered by someone else in a different setting. This is also the reason why academic journals these days print when a paper was first received by the journal and when it was subsequently revised/accepted.
Although Newton may have discovered calculus which is universal, that did not prevent a full-blown diplomatic and political firestorm between the Brits and the Germans who claimed that it was Leibniz (their citizen) who first and independently discovered the method.
India and Britain/New Zealand still disagree on who actually set foot first on the peak of the Mount Everest. The Brits' side claim it was Hillary, while the Indian side claims it was Tenzing.
Quick question. Do you know who led the second team to set foot on Mount Everest?
Even speaking of 'the first', there seem to be so many, even in the case of Mt. Everest depending on individual and national perspectives! The first Spaniard, the first winter conquest, the first conquest without oxygen, the first woman, the first indian woman, the list of firsts seems endless!
For most of us who might not even have seen, let alone dream of conquesting Everest, we simply remain in awe of all these conquestors; ALL FIRST!
I salute all of these in modern (known) history, documented history!
Who really knows if there had been conquests even before these...? I salute those as well!!
Love and Light and Reality,
Rohiniranjan
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