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Romaka Siddhanta (literally "Doctrine of the Romans") is an Indian astronomical treatise, based on the works of the ancient
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SiddhantaSiddhanta, 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:...
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YavanajatakaThe Yavanajataka is an ancient text in Indian astrology. It is a translation from Greek to Sanskrit made by "Yavanesvara" in 149–150 CE, under the rule of the Western Kshatrapa king Rudrakarman I, and then versified 120 years later by Sphujidhwaja.The original Greek text is though to have been...
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The Romaka Siddhanta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer
VarahamihiraDaivajna Varāhamihira , also called Varaha, or Mihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya...
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The
Romaka Siddhanta (literally "Doctrine of the Romans") is an Indian astronomical treatise, based on the works of the ancient
RomansAncient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, it became one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
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SiddhantaSiddhanta, 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".
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It follows the
YavanajatakaThe Yavanajataka is an ancient text in Indian astrology. It is a translation from Greek to Sanskrit made by "Yavanesvara" in 149–150 CE, under the rule of the Western Kshatrapa king Rudrakarman I, and then versified 120 years later by Sphujidhwaja.The original Greek text is though to have been...
("Saying of the Greek") as an example of the transmission of Western astronomical knowledge (especially the
AlexandriaAlexandria , with a population of 4.1 million, is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country's largest seaport, serving about 80% of Egypt's imports and exports...
n school) to India during the first centuries of our era.
The Romaka Siddhanta was particularly influential on the work of the Indian astronomer
VarahamihiraDaivajna Varāhamihira , also called Varaha, or Mihira was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain. He is considered to be one of the nine jewels of the court of legendary king Vikramaditya...
. 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 Siddhanta
The Paulisa Siddhanta is an Indian astronomical treatise, based on the works of the Western scholar Paul of Alexandria...
- Indian science and technology
- Indian mathematics
Indian mathematics is the mathematics that emerged in South Asia from ancient times until the end of the 18th century. In the classical period of Indian mathematics , important contributions were made by scholars like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, and Bhaskara II. The decimal number system in use today ...
- Hindu astronomy
Indian astronomy—the earliest textual mention of which is given in the religious literature of India —became an established tradition by the 1st millennium BCE, when and other ancillary branches of learning called Vedangas began to take shape...
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