Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthashastra of Kautilya), Vol. I c5.52
Studies in Ancient Hindu Polity (Based on the Arthaśāstra of Kauṭilya), Vol. I c5.52
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§ 4: *Meteorology.*—I cannot conclude this account of irrigation without pointing out that in those remote days the people had a workable knowledge of the science of meteorology. They had some sort of *rain-gauge* which enabled them to measure the rainfall in a particular tract of country in a given time.¹