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  • Indian View on Astronomy, Geography and Mathematics (भारतीय खगोल, भूगोल एवं गणित दृष्टि)
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  • Grahana (ग्रहणम्)
    ...ture], Chapter 23 in Science and Civilization in India, Vol.1, The Dawn of Indian Civilization, Part 1, edited by G. P. Pande, Delhi: ICPR/Munshiram Manoharl ...anian, K.. (2019). Main characteristics and achievements of ancient Indian astronomy in historical perspective. 10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_24. </ref><blockquote>
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  • Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्)
    ...Jyotisha as a discipline.<ref name=":1">Balachandra Rao, S. (2014) Indian Astronomy. Concepts and Procedures. Benguluru : M.P. Birla Institute of Management</r |description=Indian Classical Astronomy
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  • Vishvedevas (विश्वेदेवाः)
    ...of Indian Astronomy, A Handbook,'' IX International Conference on Oriental Astronomy. (Pages 107 - 169)</ref>
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  • Ancient Indian Scientists (शास्त्रज्ञाः महर्षयः)
    ...ields of science, [[Shad Darshanas (षड्दर्शनानि)|philosophy]], literature, astronomy, architecture, etc.
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  • Ganita Shastra (गणितशास्त्रम्)
    ...heads of peacocks, as the gems on the hoods of the snakes (cobras), so is astronomy (mathematics) is at the highest position of vedanga shastras (which are the ...Srinivas-2016.pdf On the Nature of Mathematics and Scientific Knowledge in Indian Tradition]''" Chennai: Centre for Policy Studies</ref>
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  • Surya Siddhanta (सूर्य सिद्धांता)
    ...s. It is composed in śloka metrical style of Sanskrit. It contain works on Indian sine tables, cosmology, eclipses, planetary motions, conjunctions, star pos ...s author'</nowiki>s name prefixed to it. There were several other works on Astronomy in ancient India, many of which have since been lost.
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  • Vedi (वेदिः)
    ...Indian Astronomy. In Astronomy across cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy, Helaine Selin (ed), Kluwer, 2000 *Sen, S.N., and A.K. Bag. 1983. The Sulbasutras. New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy.
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  • Modern Education System (आधुनिकविद्याविधानम्)
    ...ideal of personal culture loomed large in the educational system. Ancient Indian system, however, focused on the fact that an individual exists more for soc ...e systems, and siddhantas of subjects stand proud witness to the fact that Indian education always promoted dynamic dharmik thought processes. Prabhakara Gur
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  • Indian sine tables
    ...Siddhanta is a table (in modern terms) of values of R.sinθ where R is the Indian standard radius of 3438 minutes. Āryabhaṭa's table is also not a set of ...a of Sangamagrama]] (c.1350 – c.1425), the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics, and the tabulation of a sine table by Madhava with values
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  • Vaidika Kala Mapana (वैदिककालमापनम्)
    ...anian, K.. (2019). Main characteristics and achievements of ancient Indian astronomy in historical perspective. 10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_24. </ref> ...IJHS/Vol04_1And2_11_KSShukla.pdf Astronomy in ancient and medieval India], Indian Journal of History of Science, Vol.4, Nos. 1-2 (1969), pp.99-106.</ref>
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  • Introduction to Mathematics (English)
    # Ancient Indian mathematical discoveries ...occurs widely in the Vedic literature. In earliest times, ganita included astronomy, but later on it was studied separately.
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  • Madhava of Sangamagrama
    ...ation=Delhi|year=2007|series=History of Philosophy, Science and Culture in Indian Civilization|volume=X Part 4|pages=114–123}}</ref> ...ation=Delhi|year=2007|series=History of Philosophy, Science and Culture in Indian Civilization|volume=X Part 4|pages=120}}</ref> The first twelve lines const
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  • Nakshatra system
    ...thur Llewellyn Basham|title=The Wonder That Was India|chapter=Appendix II: Astronomy|p=490|year=1954|publisher=[[Sidgwick and Jackson]]|title-link=The Wonder Th ==Indian Nakshatras==
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  • Grahas (ग्रहाः)
    ...anian, K.. (2019). Main characteristics and achievements of ancient Indian astronomy in historical perspective. 10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_24. </ref><ref name=": ...to be included within the scope of astronomy in the post-vedic period. And astronomy began to be studied as a science for its own sake outgrowing its original p
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  • Vedic AstroMeteorology based Weather Forecast by S. Ramachandran
    ...Astro-Meteorology is the science of using the vedic sutras (aphorisms) on astronomy to forecast global weather conditions. An astro-meteorologist, S. Ramachand ...a very complicated study. I do not know spherical trigonometry and as for astronomy, I am learning that every day. Even though these limitations exist, a lot o
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  • Kala (कालः)
    ...ystematically in [[Vedanga Jyotisha (वेदाङ्गज्योतिषम्)|vedanga jyotisha]] (astronomy). It is significant that time has been considered both at the microcosmic a ...ly aware of this Indian view of the universe as the play of Brahman. Every Indian is also aware of the supremacy of kala in this play. Many Indians may not k
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  • Calculus was discovered in India
    ...Western scholars and their Bharat's recruits like Joseph (2000) claim that indian systems have been ignored or overlooked & see it as a simple outcome of Chr ...inal contributions have in fact been made by Ancient India to mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, metallurgy, the list is long.
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  • Yantra Shastra (यन्त्रशास्त्रम्)
    ...s or instruments developed using the fundamental knowledge of mathematics, astronomy, physics, agriculture among other shastras for enabling ease of activities ...) ''Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India''. Bangalore: The Indian Institute of Culture</ref>
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  • Puranas (पुराणानि)
    ...consistent versions of this text and historical manuscripts exist, in many Indian languages.<ref>Ludo Rocher (1986), The Puranas, Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, I ...ious medicines, aphrodisiacs, prophylactics, Hindu calendar and its basis, astronomy, moon, planets, astrology, architecture, building home, essential features
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  • Narada (नारदः)
    There has never been and never will be a sage that has so captivated the Indian religious imagination the way Narada has. He is referred to in innumerable ...accounts that lend so many colours to this remarkable sace. Moreover, the Indian mind does not find anything Inlarmonious. This is its speciality in the dom
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  • Nakshatras (नक्षत्राणि)
    |description=Vedic Astronomy - Roots and Outlines - II ....dli.2015.206186/page/n15/mode/2up Vedanga Jyotisa of Lagadha], New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy.</ref> Therefore, here, nakshatra refers to an ast
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  • Rasayana Shastra (रसायनशास्त्रम्)
    ...e major branches of human knowledge and activities, including mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, medical science and surgery etc. ...he History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray.'' Calcutta: Indian Chemical Society</ref>
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  • Panchanga (पञ्चाङ्गम्)
    ...(tithis or luni-solar).<ref name=":2">Rao, S. Balachandra. (2000) ''Indian Astronomy, An Introduction.'' Hyderabad: Universities Press (India) Limited. (Page 39 ...olved over thousands of years since the vedic times. It is the backbone of Indian lifestyle, with all festivals, local events, celestial events, and miscella
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  • Vidyarthi's Qualities (विद्यातुराणां लक्षणानि)
    ...a (आचार्यः)|Acharya]].<ref name=":6">Mookerji. Radha Kumud, (1947) Ancient Indian Education (Brahminical and Buddhist) London: MacMillan And Co., Ltd. (Page ...way the theory and practical aspects of subjects such as Botany, Geology, Astronomy, Agricultural activities, Mathematics, Political Sciences etc were grasped
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  • Jala Vijnana (जलविज्ञानम्)
    ...f Technology in India, Vol. 1, From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.'' New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy. (Pages 417 - 432)</ref> ...in measured quantities for purifying water in wells. Sushruta, the famous Indian physician provided a detailed practical guidance for water purification. He
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  • Kalamana (कालमानम्)
    ...icrocosmic time systems and depending on the needs of particular topics in astronomy, different scales and units of time are used. On the macrocosmic scale, the ...ies is the Savana Dina.<ref name=":2">Rao, S. Balachandra. (2000) ''Indian Astronomy, An Introduction.'' Hyderabad: Universities Press (India) Limited. (Page 39
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  • Knowledge Acquisition Process
    ...eometry which starts at a very early age. Then there is an introduction to astronomy as well. * Analytical/logical/synthesis – Science, Math, Geometry, Astronomy
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  • Vidya (विद्या)
    ...dealing with pronunciation, code of yajnas, grammar, etymology, meter and astronomy). Then there is the higher (Para knowledge) by which is attained that Aksha The history of ancient Indian education spans several millennia and thus we find considerable changes in
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  • Aranyaka (आरण्यकम्)
    !Months acc to Aranyakas<ref name=":12">Balachandra Rao, S. (2014) Indian Astronomy. Concepts and Procedures. Benguluru : M.P. Birla Institute of Management</r
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  • Rutucharya (ऋतुचर्या)
    ...ense. The concept of time is explained systematically in vedanga jyotisha (astronomy). It is significant that time has been considered both at the microcosmic a ...origin in India, the above seasonal changes are observed predominantly in Indian subcontinent.
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  • Upanayana (उपनयनम्)
    ...ras was the popular one which is widely referred in the sources of ancient Indian history. It aims at the transformation of an individual from an animalistic ...by some Smṛtis. Upanayanam, according to Smṛtis and Jyotiṣam (Astrology / Astronomy) has to be performed during Uttarāyaṇa (six months from mid-January) and
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  • Garbhadhana (गर्भाधानम्)
    ...were forbidden. The ancient Hindus were well conversant with astrology and astronomy. When they could fix the paths of the sun and the moon, they would have obs ...ssed in the context of father, forefathers and the descendants, in ancient Indian texts. The first such reference comes from the Ṛgveda, Maṅdala-I, where
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  • Krshi Vijnana (कृषिविज्ञानम्)
    ...knowledgeable in the vijnana (scientific) aspects of cultivation, such as astronomy, soil sciences, meteorology, hydrology and irrigation techniques, genetics ...n the northern plains and Godavari and Krishna in the southern part of the Indian peninsula are dotted with human settlements dating far back into time. Peop
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  • Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्)
    |description=Vedic Astronomy - Roots and Outlines - I | Astronomy and astrology mainly directed towards fixing up of auspicious moments for t
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  • Shabda Vichara (शब्दविचारः)
    ...gnitionN.S.RamanujaTatacharya/page/n39 Shabdabodhamimamsa. An Inquiry into Indian Theories of Verbal Cognition. Volume 1: The Sentence and its Significance.] ...concepts of the material world such as physics, chemistry, mathematics and astronomy to quote a few. It is with awe that one may note that the characteristics o
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  • The Essential thought of Swami Vivekananda : Agnishikha Swami Vivekananda
    •       All the orthodox systems of Indian philosophy have one goal in view, the liberation of the soul through perfec ...tion. If you want to become an astronomer and sit down and cry "Astronomy! Astronomy!" it will never come to you. The same with chemistry. A certain method must
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