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An earlier version of this paper was given at the colloquium « Science & Empire (1700–1947)», organized by the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, India, January 21–23, 1985.
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Raj, K. Hermeneutics and cross-cultural communication in Science : The reception of Western Scientific Ideas in 19th-Century India. Rev synth 107, 107–120 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03189014
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