The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c15.s1.2

c15.s1.2

64. There is a certain amount of very interesting mythological astronomy recorded in the Vedas, but the earliest formal Hindu astronomical works are the *Jyotisha Vedānga* and the *Sūrya Prajñapti*, the latter of which exhibits a strange cosmography (with two suns, two moons, etc.³) while both have the crude elements of a scientific astronomy. These works are of considerable historical interest: they show little, if any, Greek influence.