06-22-2008, 07:47 AM
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The Ãryabhatiya of Ãryabhata: The oldest exact astronomical constant?
© 1998 by James Q. Jacobs
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/aryabhata.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Interesting article, at the end he asks some questions, I am no expert on this subject, perhaps knowledgable people can email him if they know the answers.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->SOME QUESTIONS:
At this rewriting, Jan. 1, 2001, I still await some answers to the questions posed below. This may be indicative of the answers. To date I have found no indication of older accurate astronomical constants or published indications of modern writers noticing the accuracy of the data discovered in the Indian sources.
Do you know of any source previously noticing and publishing the accuracy of Ãryabhata's ratio?
Do you know of any older record reflecting such an accurate astronomic ratio? From India? In Sanskrit? From other parts of the world?
Do you know of any astronomic record reflecting such an accurate astronomic ratio prior to the last two centuries?
When did modern astronomers first arrive at an astronomic ratio of comparable accuracy?
The WWW is interactive. You can contribute to this niche of knowledge. If you can comment on or answer any of the questions posed please e-mail me your data: Contact. If your contribution is used to update this material, you will be credited. I do not read Sanskrit. If you do, and you have read the original works, your contributions will be especially appreciated.
FURTHER COMMENTS
2007.08.22. In response to the questions above, I have received few replies in nearly a decade now. Today I received an interesting observation from Clive Ross. In part, Mr. Ross wrote:
Earth years 1,582,237,500/365.256336 = 4,331,855.04 years. Now we know that nobody recorded planet motion for 4,331,855.04 years, therefore the number is significant.it is relevant to something. Evaluating: Jupiter orbits the Sun in 4332.5 days .compare to the number of Earth days chosen by the author when converted to Earth years. 4,331,855.04 . 1000 times the days for Jupiter to orbit the Sun.! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
© 1998 by James Q. Jacobs
http://www.jqjacobs.net/astro/aryabhata.html<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Interesting article, at the end he asks some questions, I am no expert on this subject, perhaps knowledgable people can email him if they know the answers.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->SOME QUESTIONS:
At this rewriting, Jan. 1, 2001, I still await some answers to the questions posed below. This may be indicative of the answers. To date I have found no indication of older accurate astronomical constants or published indications of modern writers noticing the accuracy of the data discovered in the Indian sources.
Do you know of any source previously noticing and publishing the accuracy of Ãryabhata's ratio?
Do you know of any older record reflecting such an accurate astronomic ratio? From India? In Sanskrit? From other parts of the world?
Do you know of any astronomic record reflecting such an accurate astronomic ratio prior to the last two centuries?
When did modern astronomers first arrive at an astronomic ratio of comparable accuracy?
The WWW is interactive. You can contribute to this niche of knowledge. If you can comment on or answer any of the questions posed please e-mail me your data: Contact. If your contribution is used to update this material, you will be credited. I do not read Sanskrit. If you do, and you have read the original works, your contributions will be especially appreciated.
FURTHER COMMENTS
2007.08.22. In response to the questions above, I have received few replies in nearly a decade now. Today I received an interesting observation from Clive Ross. In part, Mr. Ross wrote:
Earth years 1,582,237,500/365.256336 = 4,331,855.04 years. Now we know that nobody recorded planet motion for 4,331,855.04 years, therefore the number is significant.it is relevant to something. Evaluating: Jupiter orbits the Sun in 4332.5 days .compare to the number of Earth days chosen by the author when converted to Earth years. 4,331,855.04 . 1000 times the days for Jupiter to orbit the Sun.! <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->