Romaka Siddhanta
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The Romaka Siddhanta is an Indian astronomical treatise, based on the astronomical learning of Byzantine Rome
. "Siddhanta
" literally means "Doctrine" or "Tradition".
("Saying of the Greek") as an example of the transmission of Western astronomical knowledge (especially the Alexandria
n school) to India during the first centuries of our era.
The Romaka Siddhanta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer Varahamihira
. It is the only one of all Indian astronomical works which is based on the tropical system. It was considered as one of "The Five Astronomical Canons" in Indian in the 5th century.
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
. "Siddhanta
Siddhanta
Siddhanta, a Sanskrit term, roughly translates as the Doctrine or the Tradition. It denotes the established and accepted view of a particular school within Indian philosophy.-Hindu philosophy:...
" literally means "Doctrine" or "Tradition".
Content
It follows the YavanajatakaYavanajataka
The Yavanajātaka of Sphujidhvaja is an ancient text in Indian astrology....
("Saying of the Greek") as an example of the transmission of Western astronomical knowledge (especially the Alexandria
Alexandria
Alexandria is the second-largest city of Egypt, with a population of 4.1 million, extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the north central part of the country; it is also the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast. It is Egypt's largest seaport, serving...
n school) to India during the first centuries of our era.
The Romaka Siddhanta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer Varahamihira
Varahamihira
Varāhamihira , also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain...
. It is the only one of all Indian astronomical works which is based on the tropical system. It was considered as one of "The Five Astronomical Canons" in Indian in the 5th century.
See also
- Paulisa SiddhantaPaulisa SiddhantaThe Paulisa Siddhanta refers to multiple Indian astronomical treatises, at least one of which is based on a Western source. "Siddhanta" literally means "Doctrine" or "Tradition"....
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- Hindu astronomyHindu astronomyHistorical Indian astronomy develops as a discipline of Vedanga or one of the "auxiliary disciplines" associated with the study of the Vedas.The oldest extant text of astronomy is the treatise by Lagadha, dated to the Mauryan era ....