Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s8.4
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s8.4
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v2.c12.s8.4
Hipparchus has determined† 57' as the moon's parallax and 3' as that of the sun, while Ptolemy had found it to be 58' 14" for the moon and 2'51" for the sun. It shows that our people have not taken these values from either.