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Bandyopadhyay, Amalendu, and Ashok Kumar Bhatnagar. "System of Astronomical Constants in Hindu Astronomy." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 91 (1987): 85–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100105895.

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AbstractAstronomical constants such as the length of the solar year, sidereal and synodic periods of revolutions of the Moon and five brighter planets have been computed using the system of astronomy in ancient and mediaeval India and a comparison made with their modern values. The modern values of the Moon’s inequalities have been compared with that of the earlier Hindu astronomical reckonings. Also, the Equation of the Centre of the Sun as determined in the period 500 A.D. to 1150 A.D. has been discussed in relation to corresponding modern values.

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Mercier, Raymond. "Book Review: Indian Astronomy and Chronology: Hindu Zodiac and Ancient Astronomy." Journal for the History of Astronomy 34, no. 2 (May 2003): 240–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002182860303400213.

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VAN DER WAERDEN, B. L. "The Heliocentric System in Greek, Persian and Hindu Astronomy." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 500, no. 1 From Deferent (June 1987): 525–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1987.tb37224.x.

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BINGHAM, ROBERT, BENGT ELIASSON, TITO MENDONCA, and LENNART STENFLO. "Padma Kant Shukla 1950–2013." Journal of Plasma Physics 79, no. 2 (March 8, 2013): 119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002237781300024x.

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Professor Padma Kant Shukla passed away on the 26th of January in New Delhi, India, just after receiving the prestigious Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) Award. He was born in the village Tulapur, Uttar Pradesh (UP), India and was educated there. After his Ph.D. in Physics from Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, he obtained his second doctorate degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umea University under the supervision of one of us (Lennart Stenflo). He worked at the Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, where he was a permanent faculty member and Professor of International Affairs, a position that was created for him to honour his international accomplishments and reputation.

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Rajarajeswari, G. "Concept of Time in Indian Astronomy." Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities 7, no. 4 (April 1, 2020): 128–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/sijash.v7i4.2065.

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Time is an important tool for mankind. We follow it with clocks and calendars. It is very important to measure time, as it keeps track of the age of people, animals and anything around us. Measuring time is always relative and not absolute.The need for fixing proper time for performing rituals urged the astronomical quest in India..Astronomy is a science which plays a vital role in our day to day life.The Hindu Calendar is called Pañcāṅga. Pañcāṅga is a tool for knowing the movement and position of various celestial objects. It is used to calculate the auspicious timings of any day for performing the rituals.It is based on the positions of Sun and Moon.Calculation and measurement of time had been a need and an enigma for man from time immemorial. As time passed man used various methods and devices for its measurement. Man keeps improving upon his methods and devices.

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ELIASSON, B., L. STENFLO, R. BINGHAM, and J. T. MENDONÇA. "Preface." Journal of Plasma Physics 79, no. 6 (December 2013): 981. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022377813001426.

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This special issue is devoted to the memory of Professor Padma Kant Shukla, who passed away 26 January 2013 on his travel to New Delhi, India to receive the prestigious Hind Rattan (Jewel of India) award. Padma was born in Tulapur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 7 July 1950, where he grew up and got his education. He received a PhD degree in Physics at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1972, under the supervision of late Prof. R. N. Singh, and a second PhD degree in Theoretical Plasma Physics from Umeå University in Sweden in 1975, under the supervision of Prof. Lennart Stenflo. He worked at the Faculty of Physics & Astronomy, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany since January 1973, where he was a permanent faculty member and Professor of International Affairs, a position that was created for him to honour his international accomplishments and reputation.

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Seidengart, Jean. "Amateur Astronomy from Its Origins to Camille Flammarion." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 98 (1988): 2–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100092034.

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It is not possible to sketch the history of astronomy by amateurs without first defining what the term “amateur astronomer” truly means. But we must avoid using “the benefit of hind-sight” to interpret the past in terms of a concept, the relevance of which has been perceived only during the course of the last one hundred years. In order to avoid the sophistry arising from such a purely imaginary history that is based on false conceptions, it is useful to examine amateur astronomy’s precise status, since its emergence in the dawn of classical science, by outlining the type of relationship that it has had with “professional” astronomy. In doing so, we can evoke some of the major developments in amateur astronomy, the scientific contributions of which, although often of high quality, have at times reached the very forefront of the discipline of astronomy.

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Suta, I. Made. "Fungsi dan Makna Lingga dalam Ajaran Agama Hindu." Widya Duta: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu Agama dan Ilmu Sosial Budaya 13, no. 2 (January 14, 2019): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.25078/wd.v13i2.680.

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Hinduism is a religion that has given birth to a very complex culture in the field of astronomy, agricultural science, philosophy and other sciences. Likewise from this culture gave birth to worship facilities in the form of ancient relics, one of which was Lingga. Lingga is a symbol of fertility offered by the Indus valley civilization which is mainly associated with Shiva worship. Lingga can mean the manifestation of Lord Shiva which is described as Phalus which is usually placed above Yoni who describes men and women (Lingga-Yoni). The problem examined in this paper is how the function and meaning of Linga according to Hinduism in Indonesia. To answer these problems, data collection methods are used; literature studies, documents and observations and assisted with Religion and Symbol theory. Based on data data, it can be seen that the Lingga function is a religious function, namely strengthening, stabilizing Srddha Bhakti Hindus, then the function of fertility is by worshiping Lord Shiva through the media Lingga to invoke fertility on agriculture. Besides that, through worship Lingga has religious significance and symbolic meaning because Lingga is viewed from the religion as a symbol of worship before Lord Shiva. Lingga is believed to have magical powers so that Hindus draw closer to the presence of Ida Sang Hyang Widhi through the Lingga worship media in religious ceremonies such as piodalan in the Kahyangan Tiga / Jagat Temple. Symbolic meaning is Lingga as the symbol of Purusa (Akasa) and earth (Yoni) symbol of Pradana

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Misra, Anuj. "Persian Astronomy in Sanskrit." History of Science in South Asia 9 (January 15, 2021): 30–127. http://dx.doi.org/10.18732/hssa64.

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Starting from the late medieval period of Indian history, Islamicate and Sanskrit astral sciences exchanged ideas in complex discourses shaped by the power struggles of language, culture, and identity. The practice of translation played a vital role in transporting science across the physical and mental realms of an ever-changing society. The present study begins by looking at the culture of translating astronomy in late-medieval and early-modern India. This provides the historical context to then examine the language with which Nityānanda, a seventeenth-century Hindu astronomer at the Mughal court of Emperor Shāh Jahān, translated into Sanskrit the Persian astronomical text of his Muslim colleague Mullā Farīd. Nityānanda's work is an example of how secular innovation and sacred tradition expressed themselves in Sanskrit astral sciences. This article includes a comparative description of the contents in the second discourse of Mullā Farīd's Zīj-i Shāh Jahānī (c. 1629/30) and the second part of Nityānanda's Siddhantasindhu (c. early 1630s), along with a critical examination of the sixth chapter from both these works. The chapter-titles and the contents of the sixth chapter in Persian and Sanskrit are edited and translated into English for the very first time. The focus of this study is to highlight the linguistic (syntactic, semantic, and communicative) aspects in Nityānanda's Sanskrit translation of Mullā Farīd's Persian text. The mathematics of the chapter is discussed in a forthcoming publication. An indexed glossary of technical terms from the edited Persian and Sanskrit text is appended at the end of the work.

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Akbar, Reza. "SEJARAH PERKEMBANGAN ILMU FALAK DALAM PERADABAN INDIA DAN KETERKAITANNYA DENGAN ISLAM." Jurnal Ilmiah Islam Futura 17, no. 1 (August 1, 2017): 50. http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/jiif.v17i1.1511.

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Although it is acknowledged that Islamic astronomy developed very rapidly during the Abbasid period (750-1258 AD), it should be noted that before the advancement of astronomy of the Islamic world, Muslim scholars of the time were very incentive to translate astronomical books from other nations, one of them was from India. There were at least two factors that led to the emergence and development of astronomical science in pre-Islamic Indian civilization. The first, the teachings of Hinduism that made the sun as the ruler and source of life. The second, the influence of civilization from other nations such as Egypt, Persia, and Greece. In pre-Islamic times, there were a number of names of historical figures of Indian astronomy namely Lagadha, Yajnavalkya (800-900 BC), Aitareya Brahmana (about 900-800 BC), Aryabhata (476-550 AD), Varahamihira (499-587 AD) Brahmagupta (598-668 AD), Bhaskara II (1114-1185 AD), and Nilakantha Somayaji (1444-1544 AD). While in Islam, there was a number of names namely Mulla Farid, Mulla Chand, Mulla Tayyib, Mulla Mahmud Jaunpuri (1606-1651 AD), Ghulam Hussain Jaunpuri (1790-1862 AD) and others. The results of civilization of Indian astronomy is clearly visible with the ancient astronomical texts, the concept of the universe, the Hindu calendar, observatory, zij (astronomical tables), and astronomical tools such as gnomon, Yasti Yantra, Ghati Yantra, astrolabe, and others.

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Books on the topic "Hindu astronomy"

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Brennand, W. Hindu astronomy. Delhi, India: Caxton Publications, 1988.

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Kapoor, Deepak. Astronomy and mathematical astrology. New Delhi: Vinita Kapoor, 1995.

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Rao, S. Balachandra. Indian astronomy: An introduction. Hyderabad, A.P: Universities Press, 2000.

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Krishnamurthy, K. V. Ancient Indian astronomy and cosmology. Hyderabad: Published by EMESCO Books jointly with I-SERVE, 2011.

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Lishk, S. S. Jaina astronomy. [Delhi, India: Vidya Sagara Publications, 1987.

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Vandome, Frederic P. Indian astronomy. Beau Bassin, Mauritius: Alphascript Publishing, 2010.

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Rao, S. Balachandra. Āryabhata-I and his astronomy. Tirupati: Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, 2003.

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Rao, S. Balachandra. Bhaskara-I and his astronomy. Tirupati: Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, 2003.

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Thompson, Richard L. Vedic cosmography and astronomy. Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, 1989.

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Sarma, K. V. Observational astronomy in India. Kerala: Dept. of Sanskrit, University of Calicut, 1990.

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Book chapters on the topic "Hindu astronomy"

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Kolachana, Aditya, K. Mahesh, and K. Ramasubramanian. "Early Hindu methods in spherical astronomy." In Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 579–99. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_30.

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Kolachana, Aditya, K. Mahesh, and K. Ramasubramanian. "Dr. Kripa Shankar Shukla, veteran historian of Hindu astronomy and mathematics." In Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 5–12. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_2.

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Ramasubramanian, K. "Kripa Shankar Shukla (1918–2007): Veteran Historian of Hindu Astronomy and Mathematics." In Gaṇitānanda, 495–501. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1229-8_48.

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Kolachana, Aditya, K. Mahesh, and K. Ramasubramanian. "Prof. K. S. Shukla’s contribution to the study of the history of Hindu astronomy." In Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 23–38. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_4.

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Rodhiyah, A. K., and T. Hidayat. "Astronomical Aspects of Sukuh Temple, a Fifteenth Century Hindu Temple in Indonesia." In The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region, 469–80. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3645-4_29.

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Kolachana, Aditya, K. Mahesh, and K. Ramasubramanian. "The evection and the deficit of the equation of the centre of the Moon in Hindu astronomy." In Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 625–45. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_33.

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Kolachana, Aditya, K. Mahesh, and K. Ramasubramanian. "Hindu astronomer Vaṭeśvara and his works." In Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences, 616–24. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_32.

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"The European Construction of “Hindu Astronomy” (1700–1900)." In Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols), 123–51. BRILL, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004432284_008.

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Starr, S. Frederick. "Biruni’s Masterpiece." In The Genius of their Age, 102—C12P46. Oxford University PressNew York, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197675557.003.0013.

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Abstract This chapter acknowledges Biruni's India as one of the most significant works in the development of social sciences. It highlights Biruni's fascination with India. The piece of work contributed to fields that ranged between mathematics, astronomy, cultural anthropology, geography, geology, and the comparative study of religions. The chapter also mentions that India played a significant role in building the empire of Mahmud of Ghazni. Mahmud's siege against the fort and Hindu shrine at Somnath resulted in Biruni traveling to the Indus Valley and becoming an expert whose fate was observing atrocities. The chapter mentions how the rise of Islam and the Arab wars of conquest demolished the trade links with Khwarazam.

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Patel, Dr Surekha K. "GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS IN THE SRIMALAPURANA." In Futuristic Trends in Social Sciences Volume 3 Book 28, 30–33. Iterative International Publishers, Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58532/v3baso28ch3.

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Purana is a vast genre of Indian literature about a wide range of topics, particularly about legends and other traditional lore. The Puranas are known for the intricate layers of symbolism depicted within their stories. Composed originally in Sanskrit and in other Indian languages, several of these texts are named after major Hindu gods such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, and Adi Shakti. The Puranic genre of literature is found in both Hinduism and Jainism. The Puranic literature is encyclopedic, and it includes diverse topics such as cosmogony, cosmology, genealogies of gods, goddesses, kings, heroes, sages, and demigods, folk tales, pilgrimages, temples, medicine, astronomy, grammar, mineralogy, humor, love stories, as well as theology and philosophy. The content is highly inconsistent across the Puranas, and each Purana has survived in numerous manuscripts which are inconsistent. The Hindu Maha Puranas are traditionally attributed to "Vyasa", but many scholars considered them likely the work of many authors over the centuries; in contrast, most Jaina Puranas can be dated and their authors assigned. This chapter is a sincere effort to justify governance and politics as depicted in the Srimalapurana.

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