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The Archaic and the Exotic

Studies in the History of Indian Astronomical Instruments

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The fifteen papers collected in this volume are related to the authors investigations into the history of astronomical instruments in India. The history of astronomical instrumentation in India is dominated by two mutually contradictory - yut complimentary - on the one hand the resilience of certain archaic instruments that held sway for long even after they had become obsolete; on the other, Indian astronomers receptivity to exotic instruments from other cultures. Hence the title of the The Archaic and the Exotic.

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The Archaic and the Exotic, Sreeramula Rajeswara Sarma

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2008
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Titolo
The Archaic and the Exotic
Sottotitolo
Studies in the History of Indian Astronomical Instruments
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2008
Formato
Copertina rigida
Pagine
319
ISBN10
8173045712
ISBN13
9788173045714
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The fifteen papers collected in this volume are related to the authors investigations into the history of astronomical instruments in India. The history of astronomical instrumentation in India is dominated by two mutually contradictory - yut complimentary - on the one hand the resilience of certain archaic instruments that held sway for long even after they had become obsolete; on the other, Indian astronomers receptivity to exotic instruments from other cultures. Hence the title of the The Archaic and the Exotic.