Historian Simon Schaffer, the 2008 Harry Camp Memorial Lecturer, spoke on Newton's fascination with discoveries about ancient Indian philosophy and discussed the global network of information on which Newton relied for his Principia Mathematica. Video
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In January 2018 Prof. S. R. Sarma announced the online publication of his Descriptive Catalogue. Now he has released a second, updated edition as well as a new abridged edition.
Read more about A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical InstrumentsHSSA pioneers the hot-linking of bibliographical references.
Read more about Hot-linking bibliographical referencesWhat kind of astronomical instruments were used in India before Jai Singh's time? Are any of these extant in museums? Such questions led me to an exploration of museums and private collections in India, Europe and USA for about a quarter century and to the identification of 555+ specimens which are extant or about which photos and other records are available. A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Astronomical Instruments is the outcome of this exploration.
-- S. R. Sarma
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