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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">’ve been contacted by Martin Gluckman
<a href="mailto:m.gluckman@alumni.anu.edu.au">m.gluckman@alumni.anu.edu.au</a> and Daniel Grings
<a href="mailto:daniel@vedicsociety.org">daniel@vedicsociety.org</a> who “are doing a project researching the link between Indian knowledge systems (grammar especially Panini, Logic called Nayaya and Indian mathematics) and the development of computation."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">They are "in the survey phase and looking for any people who have record of potential influence or links on Boole, Babbage and De Morgan and others."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">They would appreciate any insights into this topic, or suggestions as to key people.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Brian Randell</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Martin Gluckman <m.gluckman@alumni.anu.edu.au><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 10 May 2023 at 11:03<br>
<b>To: </b>Brian Randell <brian.randell@newcastle.ac.uk><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Early history of computation and India?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span class="xelementtoproof"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Dear Dr. Randell,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are doing a project researching the link between Indian knowledge systems (grammer especially Panini, Logic called Nayaya and Indian mathematics)
and the development of computation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are in the survey phase and looking for any people who have record of potential influence or links on Boole, Babbage
and De Morgan and others.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have any insights or key people please do let me know.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With warmest wishes,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span class="contentpasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">Martin</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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