Wonders, Mysteries and Misconceptions in Indian Astronomy – IV
In the previous article we read about a rather peculiar puzzle, namely, the fact that the greatest technical works of Indian astronomy are all attributed to divine origin, having no professed human authors. In More...
Wonders, Mysteries and Misconceptions in Indian Astronomy- III
In the previous article of this series, dear reader, we read about one of the great wonders of ancient Indian science, namely, the Pulsating Epicycle. Leaving behind Wonders, let us now don our Sherlock Holmes More...
Wonders, Mysteries and Misconceptions in Indian Astronomy- II
In the previous article we read about one of the great misconceptions in Indian astronomy, namely, the tilt or obliquity of the earth’s axis, and how the European colonial scholars of yesteryear managed to obfuscate More...
Wonders, Mysteries and Misconceptions in Indian Astronomy – I
Most Readers are aware that the Indian civilization is among the oldest in the world, if not actually THE oldest. They are also aware that Indian astronomy shares and reflects the age and maturity of its civilization. And More...
The Hijacking of Indian Astronomy- III
Phase-I (Discovery and Euphoria) – continued In the previous article we touched upon how Christian missionaries and Jesuits may have contributed to the development and growth of mathematics and astronomy More...
Indian Astronomy and the Yavanajātaka Date Fabrication
Most students of history have probably not heard of the question of the dating of the Yavanajātaka even though it is a significant milestone in the history of Indian science, and it has lessons both for the More...
The Hijacking of Indian Astronomy- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”5OOI5oXRgrusJgX4PLVzGq66QIw3pOHN”] Phase-I (Discovery and Euphoria) – continued In the previous article we read about Europe’s discovery of Indian Astronomy in 1691, via More...
The Hijacking of Indian Astronomy- I
Nearly a hundred years ago, English historian George Rusby Kaye remarked that “the History of Indian Astronomy has a considerable history of its own.” He was referring, of course, to the greatly fluctuating More...
The Ancient Observatories of India- I
In 1988, the historian of science William H. Donahue published his article “Kepler’s fabricated figures: covering up the mess in the New Astronomy” in the Journal of the History of Astronomy. He More...
A Very Brief History of Indian Science
The annual Indian Science Congress, which just concluded, had its usual share of controversies about history of Indian science and I have been asked to weigh in. It so turns out that I did precisely that in a brief More...