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Eclipses have remained awe-inspiring events from the remoter past. As a first step in understanding the phenomena, our ancestors studied the movements of sun and moon meticulously. They arrived at the exact calculations that are responsible for the celestial dramas. Their studies were based on strong mathematical foundations which were again based on rational thoughts and logic. When it comes to understanding the techniques they used, especially in the Indian ...
The book Ancient Indian Astronomy - Planetary Positions and Eclipses is mainly addressed to students who are keenly interested in learning and becoming proficient in the concepts, techniques and computational procedures of Indian astronomy.The procedures and algorithms described succinctly in the popular Indian traditional texts like Khanda Khadyaka of Brahmagupta, Surya Siddhanta and Graha Laghavam of Ganesa Datvajna for (i) the mean and true positions of the ...