The Siddhāntasundara of Jñānarāja
Johns Hopkins University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4214-1442-3 (ISBN)
He also constructs a complex poem on the seasons, many verses of which have two layers of meaning, one describing a season, the other a god's activities in that season. The Siddhantasundara is the last major treatise of Indian astronomy and cosmology to receive serious scholarly attention, Knudsen's careful effort unveils the 500-year-old Sanskrit verses and shows the clever quirkiness of Jnanaraja's writing style, his keen use of mathematics, and his subtle philosophical arguments.
Toke Lindegaard Knudsen is an assistant professor of mathematics at State University of New York at Oneonta.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
I. 1. Life and times of Jnanaraja
I.1.1. Brief overview of the Siddhantasundara
I.1.2. Sources on Jnanaraja's date and location
I.1.3. The date of Jnanaraja
I.1.4. Jnanaraja's family
I.1.5. Parthapura, Jnanaraja's native town
I.1.6. The works of Jnanaraja
I.2. The Siddhantasundara
I.2.1. Indian astronomy
I.2.2. Structure of the Siddhantasundara
I.2.3. Jnanaraja's sources
I.2.4. Special features of the Siddhantasundara
I.2.5. Importance of the Siddhantasundara
I.3. Textual basis of this translation
1. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 1
Lexicon of the Worlds
2. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 2
Rationale of Planetary Motion
3. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 3
Method of Projections
4. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 4
Description of the Great Circles
5. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 5
Astronomical Instruments
6. Chapter on Cosmology
Section 6
Description of the Seasons
7. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 1
Mean Motion
8. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 2
True Motion
9. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 3
Three Questions (on Diurnal Motion)
10. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 4
Occurrence of Eclipses
11. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 5
Lunar Eclipses
12. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 6
Solar Eclipses
13. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 7
Rising and Setting of Planets
14. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 8
Shadows of Stars, Constellations, Polestars, and So On
15. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 9
Elevation of the Moon's Horns
16. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 10
Conjunctions of Planets
17. Chapter on Mathematical Astronomy
Section 11
Occurrence of Patas
References
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2014 |
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Zusatzinfo | 31 Line drawings, black and white |
Verlagsort | Baltimore, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 658 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4214-1442-2 / 1421414422 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4214-1442-3 / 9781421414423 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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