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XXXIV + 147 pages, translated by Prof. Raghunath Vinayak Vaidya, dust jacket see photo, internally nice and clean. - - Contents: Preface, Author's Preface. Introduction. - - Part 1: History of Astronomy during the Vedic and Vedanga periods: Section I. The Vedic period: Origin of the Universe; Configuration of the Universe; The Earth, Space and the Heavens; The Moon's Place; The Infiniteness of the Universe; Sun, The Support of All Worlds; Sun, the cause of Seasons; Sun, the cause of Winds; Seven Horses of the Sun; Only one Sun and one Dawn; The earth, round and supportless (Day and Night); Units of Time; Krta and other words occuring in the Vedas; The Five year Cycle; The Year: Month were Lunar, The year was Solar; The Measures of Savana Lunar and Solar Years; The Ayanas; Seasons: Number of Seasons, The First Season, Commencement of Seasons; The Months: Names of months, The solar months, The Amanta and Purnimanta Months; The Purva and the Apara Half; The Day: Names of days; Tithi: Astaka; Vyastaka and Udrsta; The Moon's Phases; Moon's Light; Where does the Moon dwell on Amavasya day; Darsa, Parva, Anumati etc.; Motions of the Sun and the Moon; Days of the week; The lenght of the day; The Equinoctial day; Parts of the day; Fifteen muhurtas; Kala and Kastha. - Naksatras. - Eclipses; Planets, Venus; Meteors and Comets; Anspicious Time; Commencement of the Year; Astronomy; The Divine day. - - Section II: The Vedangas. I. Vedangas: 1. Astronomy: (1) Rigveda Jyotisa. - (2) Yajurveda Jytosa: Study of Rg.Yajur.Vedanga-Jyotisa: The Compositions Period; The Place of Composition; Ayana Calana; Detailed information about lenght of a year etc.; The Pancanga; Apapatha; Pradhana Patha; Planetary motions; Mean motions of Planets; The Year; The Month; The first Naksatra; Arithmetic; The Ascendant (Lagna); Mesa and other signs; Solar Months; Parvagana; Identical Divisions for Time and Space. - (3) Atharva Jyotisa: The Time Units; The Karanas and Auspicious times; Vara or names of days and names of planets; Jataka Branch of Astrology. - - 2. Kalpa Sutras: Asvalayana Sutra; Paraskara Sutra; Other Sutras. - 3. Nirukta; Yuga and other Units of Time. - 4. Paninis Grammar. - - II. Smrti, Mahabharata etc.: Manu Smrti; The Yuga system. - Yajnavalkya Smrti: Names of Week days, The Yuga system, Twelve parts of the Ecliptic, Yoga, Other matters of interest. - - Mahabharata: Its time; The Yuga system; The system of Vedanga Jyotisa; Winter Solstice and Sravana star; Other matters; Week days; Naksatras; Other Stars; Yogas, Karanas and names of 12 Rasis; Solar Months; Eclipses; Visvaghasra Paksa; Planets; Retrograde Motion of Planets; Planetary Conjunctions; Positions of Planets at the Time of Bharata Battle; Knowledge about Planets; Pandavas Time; Knowledge of Planetary Motions; Miracles of Nature; The Samhita Section; Summary. - - Summary of Part One: The Time of Satapatha Brahmana; The Time of Krttikadi system; The Vedic Age; Who was the originator of the Naksatra system; Caitra and other names; The time when these terms (Caithra etc.) came into vogue; Commencement of the year; The Margasirsadi System; The Limits of Vedic age; The Limits of Vedanga Period; In Vedic Age the year was Seasonal i.e. Solar; The Yuga System; Rohini Sakata Bheda; Krttikadi System; The Brief Summary. N° de ref. del artículo 02853
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