Science Produced Something for Nothing.

Mentioned in the Daily Telegraph - How science produced something for nothing.

Perhaps India's greatest contribution to scientific knowledge was something we take for granted: the Hindu concept of "zero" which was taken by Arab traders to Europe and forms the fundamental basis of our present decimal system.

Since the ancient Hindus had a concept of nothingness or 'void', they were able to conceive of numerical abstractions - unlike the Romans, whose numbering system always started with 1. Hindu mathematics is also responsible for negative numbers and the algorithms that are now a standard part of computer programming.

The ancient text, the Shulvasutras, lays down some of the fundamental principles of mathematics in the fifth century, as geometry and algebra were used extensively to provide measurements for the building of monuments and temple but also to aid in the broader science of astronomy. The study of the planets and stars was closely linked to spiritual worship so that astrology and astronomy were closely linked in the Hindu imagination.

Astronomy was also an advanced scientific pursuit in the late Mughal Empire. Since the Mughal emperors were considered to be divine, the study of the planets received heavy royal patronage and evidence of this can be seen through the elaborate astronomical observatories at Delhi and Jaipur.

The Scientists at Mannatech with their inovate discovery of glyconutrients have given the world the knowledge of the necessary sugars to bring optimal health and wellbeing to many.