An edition of The Panchasiddhantika (1889)
The Panchasiddhantika
The Astronomical Work of Varâha Mihira, The text, ed. with an original commentary in Sanskrit and an English translation and introduction
By Varahamihira,George Thibaut,Sudhakara Dvivedi
Publish Date
1889
Publisher
Printed by E. J. Lazarus and Co., at the Medical Hall Press
Language
eng
Pages
110
Description:
Classical Sanskrit work on Hindu astrology. “Varahamihira's main work is the book Pañcasiddhāntikā (or Pancha-Siddhantika, "[Treatise] on the Five [Astronomical] Canons) dated ca. 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost. The work is a treatise on mathematical astronomy and it summarises five earlier astronomical treatises, namely the Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta and Paitamaha Siddhantas. It is a compendium of native Indian as well as Hellenistic astronomy (including Greek, Egyptian and Roman elements).” — (cited from Wikipedia English: [Varāhamihira][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varahamihira
subjects: Astronomy, Greek astronomy, Egyptian astronomy, Roman astronomy, Indian astronomy, Hindu astronomy, Mathematics, Hindu Mathematics, Chronology, Religion, Sanskrit
People: Varahamihira (505-587), Varâhamihira (505-587), Varaha Mihira (505-587)
Places: India
Times: Middle Ages, Early works to 1800