Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.s4.101

c4.s4.101

A final class of astronomical tables includes those designed for use in computing lunar and solar eclipses. Such tables are embedded in the Grahasāraṇī of Gaṅgādhara and the Gaṇitarāja of Kevalarāma, which have already been described. The only set of tables devoted exclusively to the subject of eclipses would seem to be the Karaṇakesarī²³² of Bhāskara.²³³ Its epoch is 1681, and it was composed at Saudamika, evidently a locality in Gujarāt. However, specialized treatises on eclipse computations—e.g., the Parvadvayasādhana of Mallāri—frequently include versified tables; such texts are described more fully below.