Description

• Description
• Table of Content
  A historical & Social Perspective
  Contents
  Foreword: B. V. Sreekantan
• Acknowledgement
• 1. Man in the Universe: An Overview . . . . 1
• 2. Pre-Modern Science: A Historical Outline . . . . 24
• 3. Modern Science: Its Origin and Growth . . . . 81
• 4. Characteristics and Limitations of Modern Science . . . . 139
• 5. Values, Science and Religion . . . . . .162
• 6. Humanism and Science . . . . . 174
• 7. Modern Science in India: Its Advent and Pioneers . . . . . 186
• 8. Globalization and Tradition in Indian Context: Some Reflections . . . . . 276
• Supplementary Notes . . . . . . 290
• Bibliography . . . . . 319