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Review "This is a valuable and much needed addition to the growing literature on the history of science and technology beyond the borders of the West....The pages reveal a significant corpus of impressive work in science, mathematics, and technology that emerged in the Indian subcontinent....Highlyrecommended to libraries frequented by students/scholars interested in the history of science."--Choice Product Description This volume brings together some of today's leading scholars from a range of different disciplines to explore the development of Indian scientific, technological and cultural thinking between the 10th and 18th centuries. The diverse topics include: food, agriculture, mathematics, astronomy,Bhakti and Sufi movements, and the spread of translation from Persian and Arabic thinkers throughout the country. About the Author A. Rahman is at Centre for the Study of Indian Civilization.