Ancient Astronomy During Vedic Era

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I would be remiss if i did not mention a beautifully illustrated book titled 'Science and Technology in Ancient India, Published by Vijnan Bharati, A-10, Tulsi Bhavan, Sion, Mumbai, 400022, Tele 91-22-3886095. The cost of the book is only $15.00. I would suggest each one of us buy 2 books and donate one to the local library . I picked this one up at the India Fair in fremont (Independence day)a couple of years ago. It has an extensive section on Astronomy as well as on othere areas of technology. It is only now that we are able to decipher the hidden meanings in many ofthe slokas which were set to metre as a mnemonic device. Remember that memorization was the most efficient means of knowledge transmittal available to the ancients So brevity and terseness were essential to reduce the amount of workload in memorizing. The undesirable consequence of such brevity was loss of intelligibility save for a privileged few endowed with the knowledge and tenacity to pursue such interests.