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Stone Inscriptions from South Asia as Sources of Astronomical Records

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2020

B. S. Shylaja
B. S. Shylaja*
Affiliation:
Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore, 560001, India email: shylaja.jnp@gmail.com
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Abstract

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Stone inscriptions from all over India provide records of eclipses, solstices and planetary conjunctions. Extending the study to South Asia, to include Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Thailand, threw light on many new aspects such as evolution of calendars independently from the influence of Indian system of time measurement as early as the 3rd Century BCE. Many interesting records of planetary conjunctions are available. One record from Cambodia hints at a possible sighting of the 1054 supernova, while another from Thailand suggests a pre-planetary nebula event.

Keywords

History of Astronomyplanetseclipses
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Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 14 , Symposium A30: Astronomy in Focus XXX , August 2018 , pp. 176 - 178
Copyright
© International Astronomical Union 2020

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