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Yellapragada Subba Rao: The Unsung Hero of Science 耶拉普拉加达-苏巴-拉奥：科学界的无名英雄

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00124-5

Neelabh Datta

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Displacement and sovereignty: Raja of Bilaspur and the Bhakra dam (1908–1947) 流离失所与主权：比拉斯普尔的拉贾和巴克拉大坝（1908-1947 年）

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-05-27 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00122-7

Pankaj Sharma, Balkrishan Shivram

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Indigenous knowledge for sustainable development: A case study of Kurmi Mahatos 本土知识促进可持续发展：库尔米马哈托斯案例研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-04-26 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00120-9

Sanchita Bhattacharya

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Markers and agencies of anisotropy in the Indus sign system 印度河符号系统中各向异性的标志和机构

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-023-00102-3

M. V. Bhaskar

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Influences of botanical knowledge from the East in the colonial medical developments: A case study from early modern Kerala, India 东方植物学知识对殖民地医学发展的影响：印度喀拉拉邦早期现代案例研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00116-5

K. Uthara

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Questioning Basalla’s question (yet again): The view from cognitive history 质疑巴萨拉的问题（再次）：从认知史看问题

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00112-9

Subrata Dasgupta

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Jhum: An indigenous method of cultivation and British attitude towards it in Colonial Assam Jhum：殖民时期阿萨姆邦的一种本土种植方法和英国人对它的态度

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00111-w

Geetashree Singh

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Historical account of entomophagy among the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh: Current status and future trends 阿鲁纳恰尔邦阿帕塔尼部落昆虫食性的历史记载：现状和未来趋势

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00115-6

Nending Muni, Pompi Bhadra, Jharna Chakravorty

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Dr. Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari (1866–1921): A legendary surgeon and a Bengali pioneer of ovariotomy Suresh Prasad Sarbadhikari 医生（1866-1921 年）：一位传奇的外科医生，孟加拉卵巢切除术的先驱

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-03-18 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00114-7

Indranil Sanyal

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Archiving the work of Dr. Subhas Mukherjee: The architect of India’s test tube baby 苏巴斯-穆克吉博士作品存档：印度试管婴儿的设计师

INDIAN JOURNAL OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE Pub Date : 2024-03-14 DOI: 10.1007/s43539-024-00117-4

Srabani Mukherjee, Rajvi Mehta

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