Astronomy

ज्योतिष

Astronomical observation, calendrics, timekeeping

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15 topics in Astronomy

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Aryabhata & Indian Astronomy

Mathematician-astronomer who explained Earth rotation

Archaeological

Astronomical Instruments

Gnomon, armillary sphere, and more

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Brahmagupta Astronomy

7th century astronomical masterwork

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Calendar Systems (Panchanga)

Lunisolar calendars and time measurement

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Earth Rotation

Aryabhata heliocentric insight 1000 years before Copernicus

Archaeological

Eclipse Calculations

Methods for predicting solar and lunar eclipses

Archaeological

Jantar Mantar Observatories

Pre-telescopic astronomical observatories

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Kerala Astronomical School

Pre-European calculus and infinite series

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Madhava of Sangamagrama

Discovered infinite series 250 years before Newton

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Nakshatra System

27 lunar mansions of Vedic astronomy

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Nilakantha Somayaji

Semi-heliocentric planetary model

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Panca Siddhantika

Compendium of five astronomical systems

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Surya Siddhanta

Influential astronomical text of ancient India

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Varahamihira

Polymath who synthesized Indian astronomical knowledge

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Vedanga Jyotisha

Earliest systematic astronomical text