The word ‘Veda’ means knowledge. The divine knowledge that was revealed at the dawn of human civilization is called The Vedas. This knowledge is written the form of four holy books that
make the basis of Vaidic-Sanatan-Hindi Dharma or religion. These four books are Eigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda. Eigveda alone contains 10,522 Manţras, or hymns; Yajurveda has 1,975; Samaveda has 1,875; whereas, Atharvaveda has 5,977 Manţras, or hymns. There are 20,349 total Manţras, or hymns, in all the four Vedas.
The word Veda is derived from the root Vid. The word Vid has five forms, or meanings. In short, all forms may be summarized in saying its virtue. All people can know, acquire, deliberate, live, and subsist by this knowledge.”
The Vedas are the principal sources of all true knowledge including sciences. It may be the coincidence that happens to be Hindis who by maintaining the scriptural status of Vedas were able to preserve this treasure of all scientific knowledge for the modern world.