Eclipse computation tables in Sanskrit astronomy: A critical edition of the tables of the Karaṇakesarī of Bhāskara (fl. c. 1681)

Authors

  • Anuj J. Misra University of Canterbury, Christchurch
  • Clemency Montelle University of Canterbury, Christchurch
  • Kim Plofker Union College, Schenectady

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18732/H26P4V

Keywords:

India, history of science, Sanskrit, astronomy

Abstract

We present here a critical edition of the numerical tables of the Karaṇakesarī, an eclipse-computation table-text authored by Bhāskara in the latter half of the 17th century, and known to us from three manuscripts.

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Author Biographies

Anuj J. Misra, University of Canterbury, Christchurch

Research Associate, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Clemency Montelle, University of Canterbury, Christchurch

Senior Lecturer of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Kim Plofker, Union College, Schenectady

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

Misra, Anuj J., Clemency Montelle, and Kim Plofker. 2016. “Eclipse Computation Tables in Sanskrit Astronomy: A Critical Edition of the Tables of the Karaṇakesarī of Bhāskara (fl. C. 1681)”. History of Science in South Asia 4 (December). Edmonton, Canada:1-79. https://doi.org/10.18732/H26P4V.

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Vol. 4 (2016)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2016 Clemency Montelle, Kim Plofker, Anuj Misra

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