1.)The World's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC. More than
10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The
University of Nalanda built in the 4th century was one of the greatest
achievements of ancient India in the field of education.
2.)The World's First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil
Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ' 80-tonne ' piece of granite. Also, this
magnificient temple was built in just five years, (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD)
during the reign of Rajaraja Chola.
3.)Bhaskaracharya rightly calculated the time taken by the earth to orbit the sun
hundreds of years before the astronomer Smart. His calculations was - Time taken
by earth to orbit the sun: ( 5th century ) 365.258756484 days.
4.)The number system was invented by India. Aryabhatta was the scientist who invented
the digit zero.
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