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Astronomy: The Complete Beginners Guide to Discover Stars and Astronomy (A Very Short Introduction to Astronomy)

Astronomy: The Complete Beginners Guide to Discover Stars and Astronomy (A Very Short Introduction to Astronomy)

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Astronomy & SpaceGeneral SciencePhysics

Publisher Price: $19.95

ISBN10: 177485712X
ISBN13: 9781774857120
Publisher: Robert Satterfield
Published: Jul 23 2022
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

Indian astronomical texts give the coordinates of the yogataras or junction stars of nakshatras. These coordinates have been interpreted as polar coordinates, which depend on the position of the north celestial pole. Polar coordinates of a star should change with time due to precession. However, different astronomical texts written over many centuries give same coordinates for most yogataras. This has resulted in indian astronomers being called incompetent, who did not observe the positions of the stars with accuracy.

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