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India: INNOVATION AND STAGNATION IN MEDIEVAL INDIAN ASTRONOMY.

The article discusses the elements and characteristics of medieval mathematical astronomy in India. Topics discussed include the Indian transmission of Mesopotamian astronomical and astrological texts, the efforts of Indian astronomers to innovate in mathematics, and mathematical astronomical treati...

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Published in:Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Vol. 104; no. 3; pp. 217 - 224
Main Author: PINGREE, David
Format: Article
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2014
Subjects:
Astronomical mathematics
Astronomy in literature
Astronomers
Sanskrit literature
History
History of astronomy
India
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