A Study of the Occultations of Rohiṇī (Aldebaran) in Classical Indian Astronomy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21715974 |
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| Authors | K Mahesh, K S Mahesh, K Rupa, Padmaja Venugopal, S Balachandra Rao |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 667-682 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| 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.1440-2807.2023.09.66 |
| OpenAlex | W4387898813 |
| Language | EN |
In Indian classical astronomy, the Siddhāntic texts discuss in detail conjunctions of the Sun, the Moon, the planets and important stars like Rohiṇī (Aldebaran), Tiṣya or Puṣya (δ Cancri), Citrā (Spica), Jyeṣṭhā (Antares), Makhā (Regulus) etc. The star Rohiṇῑ is given prominence, and in this paper we discuss the circumstances required for an occultation of Rohiṇῑ to occur, historical examples of such occultations and the periodicity of Rohiṇῑ occultations
Astronomy · Physics · Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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