Researches Concerning the Laws, Theology, Learning, Commerce, Etc. of Ancient and Modern India, Volume 2T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1817 - 378 pages |
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... ceived , soon after his arrival at Pondi- cherry , from a Hindū , named Nana Moo- doo ; who , though not a Brahmin , had found means to learn some of the princi- ples of astronomy . M. le Gentil , to try 22 ON THE ASTRONOMY , & c .
... ceived , soon after his arrival at Pondi- cherry , from a Hindū , named Nana Moo- doo ; who , though not a Brahmin , had found means to learn some of the princi- ples of astronomy . M. le Gentil , to try 22 ON THE ASTRONOMY , & c .
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... are turned over * See Ward , on the Religion , Manners , & c . of the Hindūs , vol . iv . p . 924. - The Author's Sketches of the Hindus , vol . ii . pp . 12 , 13 . " The moon's mean place , for the be- ginning 26 ON THE ASTRONOMY , & c .
... are turned over * See Ward , on the Religion , Manners , & c . of the Hindūs , vol . iv . p . 924. - The Author's Sketches of the Hindus , vol . ii . pp . 12 , 13 . " The moon's mean place , for the be- ginning 26 ON THE ASTRONOMY , & c .
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... mean place of the moon at the astronomical epoch of the Kaly - Yug , which is , therefore , 10 ' 6 ° 37 ' . Now , the same , by the tables of Tirvalore , is 10 ° 6 ° 0 ; the difference is less than two- with facility . Many of those ...
... mean place of the moon at the astronomical epoch of the Kaly - Yug , which is , therefore , 10 ' 6 ° 37 ' . Now , the same , by the tables of Tirvalore , is 10 ° 6 ° 0 ; the difference is less than two- with facility . Many of those ...
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... mean motions of Ptolemy ; the Per- sians did the same , both in the more an- cient tables of Chrysococca , and the later ones of Nassireddin . It is therefore certain , that the astronomy of the Brahmins is neither derived from that of ...
... mean motions of Ptolemy ; the Per- sians did the same , both in the more an- cient tables of Chrysococca , and the later ones of Nassireddin . It is therefore certain , that the astronomy of the Brahmins is neither derived from that of ...
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... mean mo- tions in the Indian astronomy , we proceed to consider some other of its elements ; such as , the length of the year , the ine- quality of the sun's motion , and the obli- quity of the ecliptic , and compare them with the ...
... mean mo- tions in the Indian astronomy , we proceed to consider some other of its elements ; such as , the length of the year , the ine- quality of the sun's motion , and the obli- quity of the ecliptic , and compare them with the ...
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