IGNOU HISTORY Study Notes for IAS, UPSC Exams

History India From 8th to Mid 15th Century

Science and Technology

Structure

32.0 Objectives
32.1 Introduction
32.2 Science
32.3 Agricultural Technology
32.4 Textile Technology
32.5 Military Technology
32.6 Shipbuilding
32.7 Metallurgy
32.8 Glass Technology
32.9 The Printing Press
32.10 Time-Reckoning Devices
32.1 1 Miscellaneoi~s
32.12 Let Us Sum Up
32.13 Key Words . 32.14 Answers to Check Your Progress Exercises

32.0 OBJECTIVES

In this Unit you will:

• read about the main developments in the various sectors of science and technology duringthe Mughal period, and leam the nature of response of the Indians to European science and technology.

32.1 INTRODUCTION

In course EHI-03 (Block 6, Unit 22). you were offered glimpses of technology in India
during the Dehi Sultanate. The emphasis in the above course was on the introduction of
new crafts by the immigrant Muslims. In the present Unit, focus will be on the new articles
of technology and agricultural crops and fruits, etc. brought by the Europeans during the I 16th and 17th centuries. We will also give you a brief statement on the state of science
during this period.

32.2 SCIENCE

No breakthrough was made scientific studies concerning physics, astronomy, chemistry
medicine, geography and mathematics. The traditional knowledge continued to be taught,
discussed and re-written in the form of commentaries without adding anything worthwhile.
The Indian and the Greco-Arabic views on scientific issues held sway. A French traveller,
Careri, observes about the Muslim scholars in India: 

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