The Sanskrit astronomical table text Brahmatulyasāraṇī :: numerical tables in textual scholarship /

"The 17th-century Brahmatulyasāraṇīis a rich repository of information about Indian mathematical astronomy and its genres of scientific writing in Sanskrit. This painstaking critical edition, translation, and technical analysis of the work includes detailed technical background about its con...

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Hauptverfasser: Misra, Anuj (VerfasserIn), Montelle, Clemency (VerfasserIn), Plofker, Kim, 1964- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2020.
Schriftenreihe:Time, astronomy, and calendars, volume 9
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Zusammenfassung:"The 17th-century Brahmatulyasāraṇīis a rich repository of information about Indian mathematical astronomy and its genres of scientific writing in Sanskrit. This painstaking critical edition, translation, and technical analysis of the work includes detailed technical background about its content and relation to the seminal 12th-century astronomical handbook Karaṇakutūhala. This book explores important contextual information about the role and study of numerical tables in pre-modern astronomy, as well as the many challenges arising from critically editing numerical data in the Indian astral sciences"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9004432221
9789004432222
ISSN:2211-632X ;

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