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Length of the year in pre-epicyclic planetary theory

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An estimate is made of the length of the year implied in the pre-epicyclic planetary theory of the Pañcasiddhāntikā. It is shown that this could be the same as the year-length of the corresponding Babylonian theory.

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  1. Madras Christian College, 600 059, Madras, India

    George Abraham

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Communicated by B. L. van der Waerden

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Abraham, G. Length of the year in pre-epicyclic planetary theory. Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 30, 189–195 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00328122

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