Retrograde Motion (Vakra Gati) – The Optical Illusion of the Wanderers
The Concept Planets sometimes appear to be moving backwards [...]
The Earth’s Tilt (Obliquity) – The 24-Degree Angle of the Seasons
The Concept According to the Surya Siddhanta, the equator [...]
The First Prime Meridian (Madhyarekha) – The Greenwich of the East
The Concept The world had a zero meridian long [...]
Precession of Equinoxes (Ayanamsa) – The Wobble of the Earth
The Concept The Earth wobbles on its axis, similar [...]
Orbital Velocity and The ‘Wind’ of Time – Balancing the Solar System
The Concept What causes planets farther out to travel [...]
The Precision of the Sidereal Year – The Perfect Star-Clock
The Concept According to the Surya Siddhanta, the Tropical [...]
The Lunar Nodes (Rahu and Ketu) – The Mathematics of an Eclipse
The Concept Rahu and Ketu are not evil demons [...]
Planetary Diameters – Measuring the Untouchable Worlds
The Concept How can you measure a planet without [...]
The Sine Function of Trigonometry – The Lost-in-Translation Star Map
The Concept Trigonometry is the study of the relationships [...]
