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n or "What part have Indian sciences played in the development of Muslim scientific culture?" Unfortunately this subject has not so far received the consideration it deserves.
s The Caliph ordered the court (r) The last work on this subject is The Influence of Muslim Culture on India by Dr. Tarachand, (View the image of this page)• Mirza Mohd.
s Apart from this recognition as one of the fundamental sourcesof Arab astronomy, Brahma Siddhant exercised a lasting -influence on the Muslim · (View the image of this page) science of stars and took the form of a definite school of astronomy (the school of as-Sindhindj.
Though the orientalist Carra de Vaux in his article on Mathematics and Astronomy in Legacy of I slam has taken a contrary view and on the analogy of Ad-Dairat-ul-Hindia takes it as the abbreviation of "Al-Arqam-ul Hindia," (mathematical numbers), I have so far been unable to agree with his reasoning, and so long as a more convincing proof in support of the theory propounded by Carra de Vaux is not forthcoming, the so-called Arabic numerals will continue to be regarded as the most valuable heritage of the sages of ancient India.
The second notable contribution of Indian astronomy is the conception of "Sine" (The jiba of Siddhant and jab of Muslim Trigonometry).
As in the case of astronomy, Indian medicine also profoundly influenced subsequent development of Muslim medical science.
Another work, a book on Indian astronomy, was translated from (View the image of this page) Sanskrit by Mukammal Khan of Gujrat under the title Najik.