Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c12.3

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c12.3

According to Spottiswoode, the formula established by Bhaskara and "the method of establishing it bear a strong analogy to the corresponding process in modern mathematical astronomy,"⁵⁹ viz., the determination of the differential of the planet's magnitude.

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