Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī

Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī is an important text of the Kerala School of astronomy and mathematics, probably composed in the 16th century. In the Indian astronomical tradition, the karaṇa texts are essentially computational manuals and they often display a high level of ingenuity in coming u...

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Hlavní autor: Pai, Venketeswara (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Singapore : Springer Singapore , 2018.
Vydání:1st ed. 2018.
Edice:Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
Témata:
Mathematics.
History.
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy-Observations.
ISBN:9789811068140
ISSN:2196-8810
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  • Chapter 1. Mean planets and the śakābdasaṃskāra
  • Chapter 2. Obtaining smaller guṇas and hāras
  • Chapter 3. Computation of the khaṇḍa, dhruva, etc. of the Moon
  • Chapter 4. Obtaining the hārakas for the planets
  • Chapter 5. Examination of the revolution numbers etc
  • Chapter 6. Relation between the circumference and the diameter and computation of Rsines
  • Chapter 7. Obtaining the planetary longitudes
  • Chapter 8. Gnomonic shadow
  • Chapter 9. Ascendent at the meridian transit
  • Chapter 10. Obtaining the Right Ascension, etc.

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