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    <title>Indian Astronomy</title>
    <subTitle>A Primer</subTitle>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>S Balachandra Rao</namePart>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>RAO (S Balachandra)</namePart>
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  <originInfo>
    <place>
      <placeTerm type="text">Bangalore</placeTerm>
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    <publisher>Bhavans Gandhi Centre of Science and Human Values</publisher>
    <dateIssued>2008</dateIssued>
    <issuance>monographic</issuance>
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  <language>
    <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm>
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  <physicalDescription>
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    <extent>v,90p. PB 21x13cm.</extent>
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  <abstract>This popular book is mainly designed for students and interested readers to create awareness on Indian Astronomy. This book covers a short historical survey, and introduces concepts of zodiac &amp; constellation, yuga system &amp; eras, and ahargaNa according to Indian astronomy. This includes an appendix of topics ; Co-ordinate systems, raashi and nakshatra systems, panchanga, mean positions of the sun, moon and planets.</abstract>
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    <topic>Zodiac and Constellation</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject>
    <topic>Yuga System and Eras</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Rasi and Naksatra Systems</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Ahargana</topic>
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  <classification authority="ddc" edition="23">520.954 RAOI</classification>
  <identifier type="isbn">9788189220242</identifier>
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