A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c1.6

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The present *History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy* attempts to depict, in perspective, the contribution of Kerala to mathematics and astronomy, in six chapters devoted, respectively, to : I. *Some salient features of Kerala astronomy*; II. *Anticipation of modern mathematical discoveries by Kerala astronomers*; III. *Major trends in Kerala Jyotiṣa*; IV. *Kerala astronomers*; V. *Bibliography of Kerala Jyotiṣa* and VI. *Bibliography of Kerala-based Jyotiṣa*. Of particular interest herein are ch. III, demonstrating the anticipation of several modern theorms, ch. IV, giving details of the lives and works of about eighty astronomers, and ch. V, identifying as many as 752 works and 111 authors, with full documentation such as manuscripts of the works, dates of authors and works, earlier writings and indication of the contents of the texts.