Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Pai, Venketeswara (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ramasubramanian, K. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sriram, M.S (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Srinivas, M.D (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī is an important text of the Kerala School of astronomy and mathematics, probably composed in the 16th century. In the Indian astronomical tradition, the karaṇa texts are essentially computational manuals and they often display a high level of ingenuity in comi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Mean planets and the śakābdasaṃskāra
• Chapter 2. Obtaining smaller guṇas and hāras
• Chapter 3. Computation of the khaṇḍa, dhruva, etc. of the Moon
• Chapter 4. Obtaining the hārakas for the planets
• Chapter 5. Examination of the revolution numbers etc
• Chapter 6. Relation between the circumference and the diameter and computation of Rsines
• Chapter 7. Obtaining the planetary longitudes
• Chapter 8. Gnomonic shadow
• Chapter 9. Ascendent at the meridian transit
• Chapter 10. Obtaining the Right Ascension, etc.