Ancient Astronomy During Vedic Era

[ramana]

<!--QuoteBegin-Kaushal+May 26 2006, 07:50 AM-->QUOTE(Kaushal @ May 26 2006, 07:50 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->This isan important paper from the Tata Institute of Fundamental research on the observations in astronomy in ancient India ,in particular the conjunction called Rohini Shaketa Bheda

http://www.tifr.res.in/~vahia/rsb.pdf

Note the changes in sea level that are reported here.

<img src='http://kosal.us/Astronomy/sealevel.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />


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So in effect the memory of a terrestial event was preserved as an astronomical conjunction and the original event was forgotten.

I dont think it was faraway event but more close to their observation area.

I have a question. When did Sage Kashyapa create Kashmir? The mythology was that he drained the Kashmir valley which was full of water. So its really a flood and earthquake story. Maybe the RSB conjunction refers to the double quake and flood that created Kashmir.