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The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Towards the Restoration of the Jantar Mantar Observatory Instruments at Delhi: Calibration and Observations with the Jaiprakas and Ram Yantra
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    Chapter 2 On the Accuracy of some Ancient Indian Astronomical Instruments
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    Chapter 3 A Quantitative Study of Accuracies in Positions of Star Markers on Historical Astrolabes
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    Chapter 4 The First Astronomical Use of the Telescope in India
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    Chapter 5 Structural Changes of the Sun-and-Stars Time-Determining Instrument
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    Chapter 6 Comets, Historical Records and Vedic Literature
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    Chapter 7 Stars as Recorded in Indian Texts
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    Chapter 8 The Identification of Nakshatra Junction Stars from Precession Calculations
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    Chapter 9 The Effect of Modern Sky Chart Software on Star Names
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    Chapter 10 Transits and Occultations in Indian Astronomy
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    Chapter 11 The Reliability of the Records of Observed Solar Eclipses in India and Comparison with Contemporaneous Eclipse Data from Other Countries
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    Chapter 12 On Stone Inscriptions from Bāgalakoṭe and Śivamogga Districts of Karnāṭaka
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    Chapter 13 An Historical Perspective on Lunar Occultations of Stars: Periodicity and Circumstances
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    Chapter 14 The Role of Eclipses and European Observers in the Development of ‘Modern Astronomy’ in Thailand
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    Chapter 15 Derivation of the Inclination of Mars’ Orbit in the Almagest
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    Chapter 16 The Yogyādi-Vākyas: A Numerical Table for Computing the Longitude of the Sun
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    Chapter 17 Indian Astronomical Tables of the Saura Paddhati – In Historical Perspective
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    Chapter 18 On the Lenth of the Year After Varāhamihira’s PanchaSiddhantika
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    Chapter 19 Analysis of Asu (阿修) and Gaoyue (高月) Recorded in the Indian Calendar, Jiuzhi-Li (九執暦)
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    Chapter 20 Ragoonatha Charry and His ‘Scientific’ Pañcāṅga
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    Chapter 21 Our History in Our Traditions: A Reminder
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    Chapter 22 K.D. Naegamvālā: The Founder of the First Astrophysical Observatory in India
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    Chapter 23 The Emergence of Radio Astronomy in Asia: Opening a New Window on the Universe
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    Chapter 24 Astrology and Astronomy in Iran: A Statistical Survey
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    Chapter 25 On the Transfer of Technology and Knowledge in Iran During the Naseri Period (1848–1896)
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    Chapter 26 Astronomy of Some Indian Tribes
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    Chapter 27 From Megaliths to Temples: Astronomy in the Lithic Record of South India
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    Chapter 28 Astronomical Symbols on Indian Punchmarked Coins?
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    Chapter 29 Astronomical Aspects of Sukuh Temple, a Fifteenth Century Hindu Temple in Indonesia
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    Chapter 30 The Alignment of the East Outer City Gate at the Ancient Chinese City of Shimao
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Title
The Growth and Development of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India and the Asia-Pacific Region
Published by
Springer, January 2019
DOI 10.1007/978-981-13-3645-4
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978-9-81-133645-4, 978-9-81-133644-7
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Wayne Orchiston, Aniket Sule, Mayank Vahia

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