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http://dx.doi.org/10.5303/PKAS.2015.30.2.713

LUNAR ECLIPSE COMPUTATION IN INDIAN ASTRONOMY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SIDDHNTIC TEXTS

CHATTERJEE, SOMENATH (Sabitri Debi Institute of Technology (School of Astronomy) BANAPRASTHA)

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Publications of The Korean Astronomical Society / v.30, no.2, 2015 , pp. 713-714 More about this Journal

Abstract

Indian astronomical texts have records of lunar astronomy since the Puranic age. In the Vednga Jyotia (1350 B CE), the algorithm for computing eclipses is not found. This phenomenon was interpreted in the Siddhntic texts as the occurrence of Vyatipati Yoga. This paper attempts to explain the computing and observational method found in astronomical texts of Siddhntic period.

Keywords

Lunar astronomy; Puranic age; Siddhntic texts;

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