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The Sanskrit Astronomical Table Text Brahmatulyasra Numerical tables in textual scholarship


Free Download Anuj Misra, "The Sanskrit Astronomical Table Text Brahmatulyasra Numerical tables in textual scholarship "
English | ISBN: 9004431411 | 2020 | 240 pages | PDF | 5 MB
A timely exploration of the numerical tables genre in pre-modern science, focusing on the previously unpublished 17th-century Indian astronomical table text Brahmatulyasra. Includes critical edition, English translation, and thorough technical/ historical commentary analysing the content and background of the work.

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Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries


Free Download Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries By Govert Schilling
English | PDF | 2011 | 234 Pages | ISBN : 1441978100 | 155.4 MB
Four hundred years ago in Middelburg, in the Netherlands, the telescope was invented. The invention unleashed a revolution in the exploration of the universe. Galileo Galilei discovered mountains on the Moon, spots on the Sun, and moons around Jupiter.

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Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage A Tribute to Wayne Orchiston on his 80th Birthday


Free Download Essays on Astronomical History and Heritage: A Tribute to Wayne Orchiston on his 80th Birthday by Steven Gullberg, Peter Robertson
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2023 | 719 Pages | ISBN : 3031294920 | 210.6 MB
This multidisciplinary work celebrates Wayne Orchiston’s career and accomplishments in historical and cultural astronomy on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Over thirty of the world’s leading scholars in astronomy, astrophysics, astronomical history, and cultural astronomy have come together to honor Wayne across a wide range of research topics.

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