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1) C.K. Raju argues that the traditional view of mathematics being universal and based solely on deduction is a narrow European perspective. The Indian view was different, seeing mathematics as empirical and allowing different forms of proof. 2) Raju presents evidence that Indians developed infinite series, a key component of calculus, as early as the 3rd century CE to aid agriculture dependent on monsoon rains. Over centuries, more precise trigonometric values emerged, amounting to an early form of calcu

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