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Importance of Bhāskara’s Karanakutūhala as an Algorithmic Handbook

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: In the current paper we have presented the procedures according to the Karaṇakutūhala of Bhāskara II (b. CE 1114) for (i) śīgraphala ('equation of conjunction’) of the five planets and their maximum values and critical points; (ii) retrograde motion and the analysis of two stationary points for each planet; and (iii) the angular diameters of the Sun, the Moon and the Earth’s shadow cone which are necessary for the computations of eclipses.

Source: Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage

DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2022.04.02

Authors: K. Rupa, Padmaja Venugopal, Anita Udagatti, S.K. Uma, S. Balachandra Rao

Institutions: Global Academy of Technology, Visvesvaraya Technological University

Language: English

Topic: Historical Astronomy and Related Studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4319015614

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