Open AccessBhāskara I on the Construction of the Armillary Sphere
Author(s) -
Peng Lü
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
history of science in south asia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2369-775X
DOI - 10.18732/h2mw2w
Subject(s) - ptolemy's table of chords , astronomer , sanskrit , public sphere , classics , physics , art , literature , art history , law , political science , politics
The armillary sphere is said to have been invented by the Greek astronomer Eratosthenes (276–194 BCE). Ptolemy’s Almagest (2nd century CE) contains a detailed description of the armillary sphere. However the armillary sphere described in Sanskrit texts on astronomy, from the seventh century onwards, is substantially different from the Greek armillary sphere.