GALAXY OF INDIAN ASTRONOMERS (Post No.9113)

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Post No. 9113

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FOLLOWING IS THE LST OF INDIAN ASTRONOMERS FROM FIFTH CENTURY CE.

VEDAS HAVE LOT F ASTRONOMICAL REFERENCES AND WE KNOW THE RISHIS OF THOSE VEDIC MANTRAS WHERE SUCH REMARKS APPEAR. I WILL LIST THEM SEPARATELY.

1.ARYABHATA  – 5^TH OR 6^TH CENTURY CE

2.VARAHAMIHIRA – 6^TH CENTURY CE

3.BRAHMAGUPTA – 6^TH OR 7^TH CENTURY CE

4.HARIDATTA – 5^TH OR 6^TH CENTURY CE- PROFOUNDED PARAHITA SYSTEM OF ASTRONOMY

5.LALLA – 8^TH OR 9^TH CENTURY CE

6.GOVINDASWAMIN – 8^TH OR 9^TH CENTURY CE- WROTE A SUPER COMMENTARY ON MAHABHASKARIYA

7.SANKARANARAYANA – 8^TH OR 9^TH CENTURY CE- COMMENTED ON LAGHUBHASKARIYA

8.VATESWARA – 9^TH CENTURY CE

9.MUNJALA – 10^TH CENTURY CE

10.SRIPATI- 10^TH CENTURY CE

11.ARYABHATA II-  10^TH CENTURY CE

12. BHASKARA -12^TH CENTURY CE

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KERALA SCHOOL OF ASTRONOMERS

VARARUCI – 4^TH CENTURY CE- AUTHOR OF CANDRA VAKYAS

SURYADEVAYAJWAN – WROTE A COMMENTARY ON ARYABHATIYA

MADHAVA OF SANGAMAGRAMA – GAVE THE INFINITE SERIES OF  R SINE, R COSINE- WROTE VENVAROHA

PARAMESWARA OF VATASRENI – 1360-1455- INTRODUCED DRK SYSTEM

NILAKANTHA SOMAYAJIN- 1444- 1545- WROTE TANTRA SANGRAHA, GOLASARA- CONJECTURED HELIO CENTRIC MOTION OF PLANETS.

JYESTA DEVA – 1500-1610 – WROTE YUKTIBHASA

ACHYUTA PISARATHI – 1550-1621

PUTUMANA SOMAYAJIN -1668- 1749- AUTHOR OF KARANA PADDATI.

SANKARAVARMAN OF KATATTANAD – WROTE SADRATNAMALA

Source- Sadratnamala by Sankararaman, Chennai KSRI publication, 2011.

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