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Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit (Series A, Vol. 5)
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The fifth installment of a projected “Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit,” which will provide all available bibliographical info. concerning works in Jyotihsastra & related fields & b...
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01 January 1994

The fifth installment of a projected “Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit,” which will provide all available bibliographical info. concerning works in Jyotihsastra & related fields & biographical info. concerning their authors. Jyotihsastra is traditionally divided into 3 skandhas or branches: hora or genethlialogy & other forms of horoscopic astrology, ganita or math. & mathematical astronomy, & samhita or divination. This vol. contains entries on authors whose names being with the Sanskrit semivowels (y, r, l, & v). This material is preceded by additional abbrev. of journals, additional biblio., & additional manuscript catalogs, as well as entries supplemental to those in vols. I-IV of Series A. No new material after Spring of 1992.
Price: $115.00
Pages: 756
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Imprint: The American Philosophical Society Press
Series: Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society
Publication Date:
01 January 1994
Trim Size: 10.00 X 7.00 in
ISBN: 9780871692139
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy
"This kind of work required enormous scholarly effort and could only be completed by somebody who is a master in the field. It will be extremely valuable for anybody working on the history of ancient Indian science and astronomy."