The Surya Siddhanta: A Text-book of Hindu Astronomy

Ebenezer Burgess was born at Grafton, Vermont, U. S. A., on June 25, in the year 1805. He graduated from Amherst College in 1881 and was a Tutor in the same College from 1833 to 1885. He then entered Andover Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1887. After another year spent in advanced study at Andover, and after teaching Hebrew and Greek for sometime at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. he was ordained to the ministry.

In the year 1839 Burgess came to India as a Missionary to the Marathas. He lived in Bombay Presidency for fifteen years; first at Ahmednagar until 1851, and then at Satara. He returned to the United States in 1854. From 1857 to 1859 he acted as Pastor at Centreville, Mass.. from 1861 to 1863 at Lanesville and from 1864 to 1867 at South Franklin. He was engaged in lecturing and literary work until his death. He died in Newton Centre, Mass., on January 1, 1870.

The Translation of Surya Siddhanta was a monumental work of Rev. E. Burgess. He had written an elaborate essay on the history of astro nomy among the Hindus and had nearly completed a treatise on the anti quity of man, but both of the above works remained unpublished.

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