Sammanfattning
The Romakasiddhānta is a quite special Hindu luni-solar canon being the only one using Metonic intercalation and implementing a tropical solar year. As the name suggests it has a Hellenistic origin. The known facts about the canon are scanty but in spite of this it is possible to draw some conclusions from them. A hypothetical calendar based on its known characteristics is investigated below
Originalspråk | engelska |
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Sidor (från-till) | 339-341 |
Antal sidor | 3 |
Tidskrift | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage |
Volym | 22 |
Nummer | 2 |
Status | Published - 2019 |
Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)
- Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi