History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.301
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.301
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³²⁴ It is believed that the moon (*luna*), when full, increased madness; hence a mad man was called lunatic. Vide an article 'Lunar influence on (*Continued on next page*) living things' by Prof. George Sarton in *Isis* vol. 30 (1939) pp. 495-507, where he examines the beliefs about the Moon's connection with lunacy, tides, menstruation, terrestrial magnetism, says that these are matters for experiment, advises scientists to keep an open mind and holds that lunar influence is unproved as to some of them.