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The Súrya-siddhánta stands as one of the most significant astronomical works in Hindu scientific literature, offering detailed mathematical models for celestial mechanics and planetary motion. This scholarly edition, prepared by Fitzedward Hall, preserves the original Sanskrit text alongside Ranganátha’s authoritative commentary, the Gúdhártha-prakáśaka (meaning ‘clarifier of hidden meanings’).
The treatise covers diverse topics including the calculation of planetary positions, lunar eclipses, solar phenomena, and the determination of time measurements according to Hindu cosmology. The work demonstrates the sophisticated astronomical knowledge possessed by ancient Indian mathematicians and astronomers, incorporating geometric principles and trigonometric concepts centuries before similar developments in Western science.
Essential for scholars of Hindu philosophy, history of science, and Sanskrit literature, this edition provides both the authoritative text and interpretive guidance necessary for understanding complex astronomical concepts within their original cultural and religious context.
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