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Dear Vsudeva Rao Garu,

To understand vedic texts is, in fact, above our knowledge. It is actually unlimited as you too know it. Great Rishis ,scholars could realise certain things and with all selflessness and without any prejudice they propagated the entire knowledge they absorbed. Most of such great people never cared to mention to which period they belong.Of course we can come to know birth dates of certain people like Aryabhata Bhaskara-1 Bhaskara_2 etc.Veda is 'Apourusheya' and Purusha's Niswasa. Hence we can not adjudge the time by any measure. More over veda was not segregated before Veda Vyasa in Dwapara yuga. Hence evey science is contained in Veda from time immemorial. It is just taking out butter from milk.

The concept of Shunya, or zero, or void, was originally conceived as the symbol of Brahman, expressing the sum of all distinct forms. The symbol of zero and the decimal system of notation is described in the Atharvaveda. it describes how the number increases by 10 by writing zero in front of it. While there is no explicit mention of zero, it must have been common knowledge based on how it is used.

In fact, the concept of shunya was not just mathematical or scientific, but is deeply rooted in all branches of thought - especially metaphysics and cosmology. Shunya is the transition point between opposites, it symbolizes the real balance between divergent tendencies. Most ancient mathematicians defined zero as the sum of two equal and opposite quantities. Zero produces all figures, but is itself not limited to a certain value. Zero is the primary or final reservoir of all single numbers. The symbol of zero and the decimal system of notation is described in the Atharvaveda. It describes how the number increases by 10 by writing zero in front of it.

The concept of zero is referred to as shunya in the early Sanskrit texts and it is also explained in the Pingala’s Chandah Sutra (200 AD). In the Brahma Phuta Siddhanta of Brahmagupta (400-500 AD), the zero is lucidly explained. The Hindu genius Bhaskaracharya proved that x divided by 0 = infinity and that infinity however divided remains infinity. This concept was recognized in Hindu theology millennia earlier. The earliest recorded date for an inscription of zero (inscribed on a copper plate) was found in Gujarat (585 – 586 AD). Later, zero appeared in Arabic books in 770 AD and from there it was carried to Europe in 800 AD.

This is the little I know. I opted for English just for the reason that I have to use the key board too much to get the desired telugu words. More over I am poor at typing. Please reply if possible.