Burmese shadow calculations
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Summary, in English
The methods of calculation of shadow lengths of the Sun and the Moon seem to be a specific for Burmese astronomy and have many original features. The present paper gives a detailed exposition of these methods with an analysis of an example taken from a Burmese manuscript.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
258-266
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Volym
17
Issue
3
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Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
Ämne
- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1440-2807