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# A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)

Kerala astronomy and mathematics: Mādhava, Parameśvara, Nīlakaṇṭha, Jyeṣṭhadeva; anticipations of calculus, parahita/dṛk systems, catalogue of authors and manuscripts.

- **Language:** English
- **Date:** 1919–2005 CE
- **Author:** [K. V. Sarma](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sarma-kv)
- **Extent:** 2,338 passages, 51,031 words
- **Text:** complete digital text
- **Source:** archive.org · Hoshiarpur: Vishveshvaranand Institute 1972; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite; chapters and… · In copyright (K. V. Sarma †2005); freely available on archive.org — shown with credit and a link to that…

## Contents

- [c1 Front matter](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c1) — 15 parts
- [c2 A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c2) — 17 parts
- [c3 Contents](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c3) — 18 parts
- [c4 Preface](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c4) — 9 parts
- [c5 Bibliography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c5) — 38 parts
- [c6 General Abbreviations](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c6) — 15 parts
- [c7 Chapter I. Some Salient Features of Kerala Astronomy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c7) — 8 parts
- [c8 Chapter II. Anticipation of Modern Mathematical Discoveries by Kerala Astronomers](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c8) — 7 parts
- [c9 Chapter III. Major Trends in Kerala Literature on Jyotiṣa](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c9) — 10 parts
- [c10 Chapter IV. Kerala Astronomers](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c10) — 9 parts
- [c11 Chapter V. A Bibliography of Kerala Jyotiṣa Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c11) — 20 parts
- [c12 Chapter VI. A Bibliography of Kerala-Based Jyotiṣa Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c12) — 5 parts
- [c13 Subject Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarma-1972.c13) — 113 parts

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