The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c15.s1.t3.24

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69(b). One of the most notable features of Hindu astronomy of this period is the employment of immense cycles. To express the planetary elements in integral numbers the astronomers assumed an artificial epoch of general conjunction, and a period of recurring conjunctions. The last general conjunction was supposed to be at 3102 B.C., and the cycle or yuga of recurring conjunction is supposed to consist of 4,320,000 years.³ The planetary elements are expressed in terms of this cycle as follows:—