The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c15.s1.t1.1

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65. Vedic Astronomy is more poetical than exact, and it is of interest, apart from its poetic value, chiefly as a subject of controversy. Certain scholars, *e.g.*, Dikshit, Tilak, Jacobi and others, argue, from rather vague astronomical premises, partly based on the texts, an extreme antiquity for the Vedic writings; others do not accept their views.