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Title

Solar eclipses in India’s cultural and political history

Abstract

This contribution presents earliest records in the Indian stone inscriptions and literature that specifically mention the eclipse as total or annular and the eclipses that timed with wars. Solar cult temples can be found all over India. In a few, the assigned dates coincide or are close to the dates of solar eclipses of large magnitude in the area.

Date

23/12/2021

Citation

Kapoor, R. C. (2019). Solar eclipses in India’s cultural and political history. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 15(S367), 339-343.

Type of Publication

Conference Item

Author(s)

R. C. Kapoor

Editor(s)

Rosa M. Ros | Beatriz Garcia | Steven R. Gullberg | Javier Moldon | Patricio Rojo

Content

Celestial Motion > Eclipses

Construct

Blank

Methodology

Blank

Research Setting

Other

Specific Interest

Other

Target Group

Blank

Institution(s)

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

Series

Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union

Peer-Reviewed Status

Peer-reviewed

Publisher

International Astronomical Union

Volume

15

Issue Number

S367

Number of Pages

5

Conference Title

Education and Heritage in the Era of Big Data in Astronomy

Conference Location

Argentina/Online

Conference Proceeding Type

Conference Book Chapter

Resource Type

Historical

Nation(s) of Study

India

Language

English

Conference Date

8-12 December 2020

URL

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-international-astronomical-union/article/solar-eclipses-in-indias-cultural-and-political-history/9423B3DAC0B6D483E0871E3C29279A9A

Article URL/DOI

https://doi.org/10.1017/S1743921321000569

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