Record of a Solar Eclipse in an Eighteenth-Century Painting From Kangra, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21715492 |
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| Authors | B S Shylaja (0000-0002-9999-8418, Jawaharlal Nehru University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 607-618 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1440-2807 |
| Publisher | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3724/sp.j.1440-2807.2021.03.03 |
| OpenAlex | W3216858313 |
| Language | EN |
A rare painting depicting an almost total solar eclipse has been traced to have originated from Kangra in northern India. The artist used the eclipse in his biographical sketch of Lord Krishna. In this paper we attempt to identify the eclipse that may have inspired him, based on the observing site and probable time of the eclipse
Art · Art history · Astronomy · Cartography · Eclipse · Geography · Painting · Physics · Solar eclipse · Historical and Architectural Studies · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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