A unique application of the observation of stars in Indian astronomical texts

dc.contributor.author	Shylaja, B. S
dc.contributor.author	Shubha, B. S
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-25T05:26:15Z
dc.date.available	2026-06-25T05:26:15Z
dc.date.issued	2024-09
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 27, No. 3. pp. 595 - 604	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1440-2807
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/9002
dc.description	Open Access	en_US
dc.description.abstract	It is very well known that the observation of stars constituted an integral part of Indian astronomical texts. The twenty seven stars along the zodiac were used as references for longitudes. Here we discuss an application which is generally not highlighted. The method uses the meridian transit observation of stars to determine the ascendant (lagna), as cited in the seventeenth-century manuscript Brahmatulya Udāharaṇam by Viśvanātha. We assess the method of calculation and discuss the possibility of a table being prepared based on observations.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2024.03.10
dc.rights	© NARIT
dc.subject	Observational astronomy	en_US
dc.subject	Medieval manuscripts	en_US
dc.subject	Lagna (ascendant)	en_US
dc.subject	Meridian transits of stars	en_US
dc.subject	Brahmatulya Udaharanam	en_US
dc.title	A unique application of the observation of stars in Indian astronomical texts	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US