The sanskrit astronomical table text Brahmatulyasarani : : numerical tables in textual scholarship / / Anuj Misra, Clemency Montelle, Kim Plofker.
"The 17th-century Brahmatulyasāraṇīis a rich repository of information about Indian mathematical astronomy and its genres of scientific writing in Sanskrit. This painstaking critical edition, translation, and technical analysis of the work includes detailed technical background about its con...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, the Netherlands ;, Boston, Massachusetts : : BRILL,, [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (238 pages) :; illustrations |
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| Summary: | "The 17th-century Brahmatulyasāraṇīis a rich repository of information about Indian mathematical astronomy and its genres of scientific writing in Sanskrit. This painstaking critical edition, translation, and technical analysis of the work includes detailed technical background about its content and relation to the seminal 12th-century astronomical handbook Karaṇakutūhala. This book explores important contextual information about the role and study of numerical tables in pre-modern astronomy, as well as the many challenges arising from critically editing numerical data in the Indian astral sciences"-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004432221 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Anuj Misra, Clemency Montelle, Kim Plofker. |