Astronomy
ज्योतिष
Astronomical observation, calendrics, timekeeping
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15 topics in Astronomy
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Aryabhata & Indian Astronomy
Mathematician-astronomer who explained Earth rotation
Archaeological
Astronomical Instruments
Gnomon, armillary sphere, and more
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Brahmagupta Astronomy
7th century astronomical masterwork
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Calendar Systems (Panchanga)
Lunisolar calendars and time measurement
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Earth Rotation
Aryabhata heliocentric insight 1000 years before Copernicus
Archaeological
Eclipse Calculations
Methods for predicting solar and lunar eclipses
Archaeological
Jantar Mantar Observatories
Pre-telescopic astronomical observatories
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Kerala Astronomical School
Pre-European calculus and infinite series
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Madhava of Sangamagrama
Discovered infinite series 250 years before Newton
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Nakshatra System
27 lunar mansions of Vedic astronomy
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Nilakantha Somayaji
Semi-heliocentric planetary model
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Panca Siddhantika
Compendium of five astronomical systems
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Surya Siddhanta
Influential astronomical text of ancient India
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Varahamihira
Polymath who synthesized Indian astronomical knowledge
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Vedanga Jyotisha
Earliest systematic astronomical text