Thursday, February 17, 2011

ANCIENT INDIAN ASTRONOMY AND ASTRONOMERS

THE SURYA SIDDHANTA:
 A TEXT BOOK ON ASTRONOMY OF ANCIENT INDIA, SHOWED THAT EARTH'S DIAMETER TO BE 7840 MILES, COMPARED TO MODERN MEASUREMENTS OF 7926.7 MILES. 

BRAHMAGUPTA
MADHAVACHARYA
ALSO IN THAT BOOK IT WAS SHOWED THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE EARTH AND MOON AS 253,000 MILES, COMPARED TO THE MODERN MEASUREMENTS OF 252,710 MILES.
ARYABHATTA
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  1. G.B.ArivazhaganOctober 12, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    Sir, how will you measure the Earth's diameter and the circumference with a one meter long stick?
    GBA

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