Astronomy (Relevant to Astrology)
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAC774 |
| Author: | V.P. Jain |
| Publisher: | Bharatiya Prachya Evam Sanatan Vigyan Sansthan |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2019 |
| ISBN: | 8186089179 |
| Pages: | 166 (12 B/W Illustrations) |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.3 Inch X 5.5 Inch |
| Weight | 200 gm |
Book Description
Shri V.P. Jain MA (Maths) was born at Rewari (Haryana) on 31st August 1931 in a respectable Aggarwal family. He retired as Audit officer from Indian Audit and Accounts department.
He passed the examinations Jyotisha Praveena and Jyotisha Visharada from Indian council of astrological Sciences and is senior faculty member of ICAS. He has authored another book text book for Shadbala & Bhavabala.
He represented Delhi State in National Chess Championships many times and is a national Arbitor of chess. He is a life member of Delhi Chess Association. He remained general Secretary of Delhi Chess Association for 10 years. He was Vice President of Delhi Chess Association and also Vice President of All India Chess foundation. He was manage of Indian team represented by Grand Master Vishwanthan Anand in 1986 at Okham in England.
The present book of astronomy has been written for students who want to learn Hindu Astrology and posses knowledge of mathematics up to the 10+2 standard and known the elements of plane geometry algebra etc. Though the book contains the figures of three dimensions yet the students can understand the astronomical concepts. Using their imaginations and grasping the points explained.
In writing this book help has been taken from the class notes on Indian Astronomy by Shri R.N. Vashist (I.A. & A.S. Retd.) Elements of Astronomy by George W. Parker Spherical Astronomy by W.M. smart and A to Z Astronomy by Patric Moore.
I hope students will find these lessons useful for understanding astronomy and its utilization in astrology.
| Introduction | 7 |
| Chapter 1 | |
| Historical Background | 9 |
| Names of Astronomers | 12 |
| Indian Astronomy | 15 |
| Siddhantas | 17 |
| Important Astronomical Scholars | 21 |
| Revolutions of Various Planets in a Mahayuga of Solar Years | 22 |
| Surya Siddhanta and Bija Corrections | 23 |
| Comparison of time of Revolutions for various planets | 24 |
| Differences between modern and Indian classical Astronomy | 26 |
| Chapter 2 | |
| Sphere Celestial Sphere | 31 |
| Great Circle, Small Circle, Plane | 32 |
| Pole of a circle in a sphere | 33 |
| Terrestrial Equator, Meridians, Longitude | 34 |
| Terrestrial Latitude | 35 |
| Celestial Poles, Celestial Equator | 35 |
| Ecliptic | 36 |
| Zodiac | 36 |
| Celestial Longitude Declination | 37 |
| The Right Ascension | 37 |
| Declination Circle, Hour Angle | 38 |
| Altitude Azimuth | 39 |
| Zenith, Nadir, Celestial Meridian | 40 |
| Verticals Prime Vertical | 40 |
| Changes in the Sun’s Declination | 41 |
| Obliquity of Equator and Equinoxes | 42 |
| Chapter 3 | |
| Stars, Planets, Satellites and Solar System | 44 |
| Ecliptic | 47 |
| Formation of Seasons | 50 |
| Earth on Vernal Equinox and Autumnal Equinox | 52 |
| The Moon | 53 |
| Cycle of Moon | 55 |
| Chapter 4 | |
| Inferior Conjunction and Superior Conjunction | 56 |
| Mercury Venus | 57 |
| Mars, Jupiter | 58 |
| Saturn, Uranus, Neptune | 59 |
| Pluto | 60 |
| Comets | 60 |
| Halley’s Comet, Encke’s Comet | 61 |
| Minor Planets or Asteroids Meteors | 61 |
| Meteorites Kepler’s Laws | 62 |
| Names of the days of a Week | 62 |
| Why Planets Become Retrograde | 64 |
| Chapter 5 | |
| Precession of Equinoxes | 67 |
| Nutation Movable and fixed Zodiacs | 69 |
| Division of Zodiac into signs and constellations | 71 |
| Chapter 6 | |
| Phases of Moon | 74 |
| Nodes | 76 |
| Rahu and Ketu | 77 |
| Sidereal Period, Sidereal Time | 78 |
| Synodic Period | 79 |
| Chapter 7 | |
| Lunar Eclipse | 82 |
| Solar Eclipse | 84 |
| Occultation Combustion | 87 |
| Chapter 8 | |
| Mean Solar Day | 88 |
| The Local Mean Time | 89 |
| Units of Time | 91 |
| Light year Astronomical Unit | 92 |
| Parsee | 93 |
| Civil Day Sidereal Day, Lunar Day or A Tithi | 94 |
| Solar Month | 94 |
| Luner/Anomalistic Nodical Month | 95 |
| Lunar/Anomalistic Nodical Year | 96 |
| The Sidereal year, Tropical Year | 96 |
| The Calendar Year | 96 |
| Luni Solar Year | 96 |
| Chapter 9 | |
| Five Limbs of Panchanga | 98 |
| Day | 98 |
| Tithi | 100 |
| Nakshatra | 109 |
| Karana | 111 |
| Yoga | 114 |
| Chapter 10 | |
| Upagrahas | 117 |
| Stars | 120 |
| Mean Places of Stars | 122 |
| Comets | 124 |
| Galaxy, Extra galactic Nebulae | 125 |
| Chapter 11 | |
| Rising and Setting of Planets and Their Contribution | 127 |
| Diurnal Motion | 127 |
| Longitudinal Motion | 128 |
| Combustion of outer planets | 129 |
| Combustion of Inner Planets | 131 |
| Test Yourself | 135 |
| Chapter 12 | |
| Update knowledge | 135 |
| Important terminology | 138 |
| Short Notes | 141 |
| Points to Evaluate Knowledge | 149 |
| Test Yourself | 158 |
| Index | 161 |
| Tables of Planetary | 162 |
