Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.7
Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.7
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c4.7
1. Vedic (ca. 1000 B.C.—400 B.C.), in which some of the basic Indian calendaric terms were introduced,² but in which only a crude and rudimentary mathematical structure is evident. As there is no astronomical literature as such from this period it shall not be considered further in this book.