The Astronomy and Science Behind the Myth
General Physics
2007-09-20 v1
Abstract
We show that many ancient Indian mythological legends are really allegorical depictions of astronomical and other physical phenomena of which the composers had a good idea. This detail enables us to also use techniques of astronomical chronology for dating various events.
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@article{arxiv.0709.2993,
title = {The Astronomy and Science Behind the Myth},
author = {Burra G. Sidharth},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.2993},
year = {2007}
}
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six pages; latex