A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Astronomy
This page describes Astronomy which is located on page 189 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
But even before that time astronomy had fully expanded and grown in Bharata.The Vedas are supposed to have six Angas (ancillaries) They are Shiksha (Phonetics), Kalpa (ritual), Vyakarana (Grammar), Jyotisha (astronomy) Chandas (metrics), and Nirukta (etymology). From this it can be said that the Indians had acknowledged Astronomy as an ancillary of the Vedas....
Read full contents: Story of Jyotisha
Significance of the Moon in Ancient Civilizations [by Radhakrishnan. P]
His constructive works named as The Sacred Mystery of the Cosmos (1596), New Astronomy (1609), Harmony of Worlds (1619) and Epitome of Copernican Astronomy (1621) stands valid reference for modern Astrology and Astronomy. NASA honored his invention of high-tech space telescope by naming their launch Vehicle as Kepler Mission in 2009. Christian Huygens (1629-1695) Huygens was contributed with an improved version of the Telescope concentrating upon Saturn....
Read full contents: 8. Contributions of Modern Astrologers
Karmic Astrology—a Study [by Sunita Anant Chavan]
(* 5) Hindu Astronomy, p. 24. (* 6) Colebrooke Essays, ii, p. 373....
Read full contents: Part 2.5 - The Place of Jyotisha in the Literature
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