[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970) › v2.c10.1752 # Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A v2.c10.1752 Census of the Exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A v2.c10.1752 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c10.1752](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10.1752) The son of Lakṣmī and Keśava (fl. 1496/1507) of the Kauśikagotra, the great-grandfather of Gaṇeśa (fl. ca. 1600/1650), and a resident of Nandigrāma (Nandod, Gujarat), Gaṇeśa was one of the most influential astronomers of the sixteenth century, both as an author and as a teacher. His pupil and nephew, Nṛsiṃha (b. 1548), lists his works in the Harṣakaumudī, his commentary on Gaṇeśa's Grahalāghava, as quoted by Viśvanātha (fl. 1612/1634) in his udāharaṇa on the Grahalāghava: - [Previous: v2.c10.1751](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10.1751) - [Next: v2.c10.1753](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10.1753) - [Up: v2.c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10) ## Cites (1) - [Grahalāghava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.siddhanta.karana.ganesapaksa.grahalaghava) — Gaṇeśa Daivajña 1520, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10.1752](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1970.v2.c10.1752) · Pramāṇa