Scientific Secrets of Jainism

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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Xavier's College, Ahmedabad-9) who inspired me and gave enough cooperation in writing these articles. Whenever the necessity of exposition and clarification of concept of modern physics and mathematical derivation arose, he explained them to me.
Dr P. C. Vaidya, a great mathematician and scientist not only of Gujarat but also of India who is even at the age of 80 years, today engaged in the research of maths and physics, accepted without any hesitation to write the preface. Really, he has devoted his life to researches of maths and physics. Many many students have done research in his guidance. Even though he is not able to read the manuscript of the Gujarati edition, with the help of reader he read it and wrote an introduction to this book. His thanks cannot be expressed in words. Moreover, it is my privilege that all the important articles contained in this book have been read by him in its original form and all the suggestions and corrections made by him are incorporated in the text. Since 1986, he is giving me guidance and help in the form of valuable books.
Dr Narendra Bhandari (Chairman, Earth Science & Solar System, PRL, Ahmedabad-9) also gave me important suggestions & help for my research articles. He has also wrote a wonderful comment of this book.
I am also thankful to DrA. P. J. Abdul Kalam (Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Deptt. of Defence Research and Development, Ministry of Defence, India) for suggesting the name of Dr Jayant Narlikar, a well known Astrophysicist for writing the comment to this book.
Dr Jayant Narlikar, a well-known Astro-physicist and a Director & Homi Bhabha Professor of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, PUNE (India) also sent a brief but excellent comment on this book. I am very thankful to him.
I highly appreciate Prof. (Dr) K. V. Mardia, the author of the book 'Scientific Foundation of Jainism' and Head of the Department of Statistics, University of Leeds, LEEDS, (U.K.) who gave me enough and generous co-operation through the Yourkshire Jain Foundation, Leeds, in my research work. He had written a valuable preface of the first Gujarati edition and has also written a preface of this English edition. Without his generous co-operation this publication would not have seen the day of light.
Also, I especially remember Prof. Vasantbhai M. Doshi, Who examined the English translation of the articles and rearranged them. I am also
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