Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s5.20
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s5.20
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v2.c12.s5.20
Bhāskarācārya has mainly described nine kinds of instruments, and their chief use is to find time; but three of them can be used mainly for taking observations of the celestial bodies. I shall here describe all of them briefly.