Bhāskara I on the Construction of the Armillary Sphere

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  • Peng Lu Kyoto University

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https://doi.org/10.18732/H2MW2W

Abstract

The armillary sphere is said to have been invented by the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes (276–194 BCE). Ptolemy’s Almagest (2nd century CE) contains a detailed description of the armillary sphere. However the armillary sphere described in Sanskrit texts on astronomy, from the seventh century onwards, is substantially different from the Greek armillary sphere.

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Peng Lu, Kyoto University

Graduate student (2014)

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Published

2015-02-18

How to Cite

Lu, Peng. 2015. “Bhāskara I on the Construction of the Armillary Sphere”. History of Science in South Asia 3 (February). Edmonton, Canada:1-19. https://doi.org/10.18732/H2MW2W.

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