Dear Antonia, The History of Indian Astronomy in 2 volumes (a translation of Bharatiya Jyotish Shastra by Sankar Balakrishna. https://archive.org/download/bharatiya-jyotish-sastra-1-sankar-balakrishna-dikshit/Bharatiya%20Jyotish%20Sastra%20-1%20-%20Sankar%20Balakrishna%20Dikshit.pdf
https://archive.org/download/bharatiya-jyotish-sastra-2-sankar-balakrishna-dikshit/Bharatiya%20Jyotish%20Sastra%20-%202%20-%20Sankar%20Balakrishna%20Dikshit.pdf See Vol. 1 pages 43 thru 57 on Naksatra. Harry Spier On Wed, Oct 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY < [email protected]> wrote: > And again these : > William Jones, “*On the antiquity of the Indian Zodiac*”, *Asiatick > Researches*, 2 (1790), 289-306 > Pingree, D., *« On the identification of the Yogat*á*r*á*s** of the > Indian nak*ç*atras »*, *Journal for the History of Astronomy*, 20 (1989), > pp.99-109 > J.Filliozat, « *L’Inde et les échanges scientifiques dans l’Antiquité* », > *Cahiers > d’histoire mondiale*, vol.I (1953), > J.Filliozat, *« Ancient relations between Indian and foreign astronomical > systems »*, *Journal of Oriental Research*, 25 (1956), > J.Filliozat, *« La détermination des positions du Soleil en astronomie > indienne ancienne »*, *Archives internationales d’histoire des sciences*, > 21 (1968) > > Best, > > Jean Michel > > Le mer. 2 oct. 2024 à 19:40, Jean Michel DELIRE < > [email protected]> a écrit : > >> Dear Antonia, >> >> Here are two excellent references : >> A. Weber, « *Die vedischen Nachrichten von den naxatra (Mondstationen)* >> », *Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin* >> 1860 (I), p. 281-332 and 1862 (II), p. 265-400 >> A. Scherer, *Gestirnnamen bei den Indogermanischen Völkern*, Heidelberg, >> 1953 >> >> Best, >> >> *Jean Michel DELIRE, PhD* >> *Lecturer on **Science and civilisation of India - Sanskrit Texts - IHEB >> (ULB)* >> *Lecturer on History of mathematics - IHEB (University of Brussels, ULB)* >> *Member (Administrator) of the Centre National d'Histoire des Sciences >> (KBR, Bruxelles)* >> *Member of the Société Asiatique (Paris)* >> *Member of the International Association of Sanskrit Studies* >> *Member (Advisory Board) of the International Study Group on the >> Relations Between the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics* >> >> >> >> >> Le mer. 2 oct. 2024 à 16:31, Antonia Ruppel via INDOLOGY < >> [email protected]> a écrit : >> >>> Dear list, >>> >>> On behalf of a colleague, I am looking for literature on the naming of >>> the nakṣatras. Also, do we know how it was decided which star (sometimes >>> singular, sometimes plural) was chosen to 'represent' that part of the sky, >>> as it were? >>> >>> In some cases, it seems obvious (the Pleiades, for example, are quite >>> striking, even with modern levels of light pollution; and Aldebaran is >>> reddish/rohiṇī indeed); in others less so, hence the search for any >>> systematic studies of this. >>> >>> With many thanks, >>> Antonia >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>> >> > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >
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