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Pingree. Sanskrit Astronomical Tables in England

David Pingree described the Sanskrit astronomical tables held in English collections, manuscript by manuscript, giving epoch, parameters and textual affiliation. It is a reference work rather than a book to read, but a reference work of a kind that hardly exists for Indian astronomy. The second...

Makaranda Sarini, 1923 edition

Makaranda, son of Ananda, composed his tables at Kashi (Benares) in 1478 — Saka 1400. He says so himself in the first verse: 'based on the Surya Siddhanta school of thought, properly for the benefit of the world.' The tables circulated widely and for four centuries were the principal computational...