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# A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.118

A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s8.118

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### [c10.s8.118](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10.s8.118)

An astronomer who calls himself merely as Bhāradvāja has composed two important works, \*viz.\*, (1) \*Gaṇitayuktayaḥ\* which sets out the rationale of several mathematical and astronomical procedures and (2) \*Karaṇadarpaṇa\*, an advanced manual for astronomical computation. The former work cites frequently a ‘Bhāṣyakāra’ who is, obviously, Nilakaṇṭha Somayāji, Jyeṣṭhadeva, the author of \*Yuktibhāṣa\*,

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## Cites (2)

- [Yuktibhāṣā (Gaṇitayuktibhāṣā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.kerala.golayukti.yuktibhasa) — Jyeṣṭhadeva 1520, Malayalam
- [Gaṇitayuktayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.kerala.golayukti.ganitayuktayah) — Bhāradvāja Dvija 1750, Sanskrit

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