Thank you Bill, Exactly what I needed. A quick glance shows there is variation in the definition of kalA. Very useful is the index where I can see all the references to kalA. Much appreciated. Harry Spier
On Sun, May 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM Bill Mak <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Harry, > > This should be of help to you. > > Hayashi, Takao. 2017. “The Units of Time in Ancient and Medieval India.” > *History > of Science in South Asia* 5 (1): 1–116. doi:10.18732/h2ht0h > <https://doi.org/10.18732/h2ht0h>. > > Best regards, > > Bill > > > > -- > Bill M. Mak, PhD > > Professor of History of Science > > University of Science and Technology of China > Room A304, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, East Campus, > University of Science and Technology of China, > 96 Jinzhai Road, Baohe District, Hefei, Anhui, > China CN-230026 > > Tel.: +86 183 5614 9163 / +852 9466 6472 > E-Mail: [email protected] / [email protected] > > Research Associate > Needham Research Institute > 8 Sylvester Road > Cambridge, CB3 9AF > United Kingdom > > Tel:+44-1223768229 > Email: [email protected] > > Copies of my publications may be found at: > http://www.billmak.com > https://needham.academia.edu/BillMak > > > > > > On 3 May 2025, at 19:44, Harry Spier via INDOLOGY < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Dear list members, > I've been asked to confirm the meaning of *kalā* in the premodern Indian > system of time units. > According this wikipedia page > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_units_of_time > referring to the Sūrya Siddhānta, 1 kalā = 30 kāṣṭhā approximately > equal to 48 seconds but I've also been told that 1 kalā is about one > hour of the western time units. Can someone confirm the meaning of kalā > in the Indian system of time units . Was there more than one system of time > units in general use in premodern India? > Thanks, > Harry Spier > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology > > >
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