Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective (Record no. 46579)

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fixed length control field 01499 a2200145 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9788184899979
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Classification number 520.954 PAD
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Padmanabhan, Thanu
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2014
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 145
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc India has a strong and ancient tradition of astronomy, which seamlessly merges with the current activities in Astronomy and Astrophysics in the country. While the younger generation of astronomers and students are reasonably familiar with the current facilities and the astronomical research, they might not have an equally good knowledge of the rich history of Indian astronomy. This particular volume, brought out as a part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Indian National Science Academy, concentrates on selected aspects of historical development of Indian astronomy in the form of six invited chapters. Two of the chapters - by Balachandra Rao and M.S. Sriram - cover ancient astronomy and the development of calculus in the ancient Kerela text Yuktibhasa. The other four chapters by B.V. Sreekantan, Siraj Hasan, Govind Swarup and Jayant Narlikar deal with the contemporary history of Indian astronomy covering space astronomy, optical astronomy, radio astronomy and developments in relativistic astrophysics. These chapters, written by experts in the field, provide an in-depth study of the subject and make this volume quite unique.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy-India-History.
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Koha item type Book
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