Water Clocks (Ghatika Yantra) – The Sinking Bowl of Time
The Concept A water clock, for example, calculates time [...]
Measurement of Time (Kala) – Slicing the Microsecond
The Concept You may break time down into smaller [...]
Solar Parallax (Lambana) – The Geometry of Perspective
The Concept Why do solar eclipses occur in one [...]
The Armillary Sphere (Gola Yantra) – The Automated Mechanical Universe
The Concept An armillary sphere is a mechanical representation [...]
Moving Orbits (Mandochcha) – The Shifting Apogees of the Cosmos
The Concept Orbits do not remain fixed; they shift [...]
Distance Between Planets (Kaksha) – The Equal Linear Velocity Rule
The Concept The Surya Siddhanta calculates the absolute distances [...]
The Epicyclic Model (Manda and Shighra) – The Fluid Circles of Planetary Motion
The Concept The Surya Siddhanta uses epicycles (circles that [...]
Latitude and Longitude (Deshantara) – The Global Grid of Antiquity
The Concept To create an Earth map, you'll need [...]
Planetary Latitude (Vikshepa) – The 3D Dance of the Planets
The Concept Planets do not move in a straight [...]
Finding True North: The Gnomon – The Shadow Circle Geometry
The Concept To orient a temple or observatory in [...]
