John Bentley

A Historical View of the Hindu Astronomy

From the Earliest Dawn of That Science in India to the Present Time

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1825, this monograph charts the history of Indian astronomy from its Vedic origins to the modern era.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 334
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 472g
• ISBN-13: 9781108055420
• ISBN-10: 1108055427
• Artikelnr.: 37467147

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I: 1. The early part of the Hindu astronomy involved in great obscurity
2. Rama
3. The war between the gods and the giants in the west
4. Commencement of the third astronomical period
5. Commencement of the fifth astronomical period
Part II: 1. Commencement of the eighth astronomical period
2. System of Varaha
3. The Arya Siddhanta
4. Vahara Mihira, like Aryabhatta, endeavours to support the new order of things
5. The cause of Varaha Mihira being thrown back into antiquity by the moderns explained
6. Self-defence the object of this section
Appendix.