 The sphere of the stars," he affirms, " is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets*.  Nature - Page 297edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - 1818 - 664 pages
...revolution round its axis. " The sphere of the stars," he affirms, " is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets*. BKAHMEGUPTA answers, " If the earth move a minute in a prdn'a, then whence and what route does it proceed... | |
 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - 1818 - 642 pages
...revolution round its axis. " The sphere of the stars," he affirms, " is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets*. BRAHMEGUPTA answers, " If the earth move a minute in a prdn'a, then whence and what route does it proceed... | |
 | Henry Thomas Colebrooke - 1837 - 596 pages
...revolution round its axis. ' The sphere of the stars,' he affirms ' is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets.'* BRAHMEGUPTA answers, ' If the earth move a minute in a prana, then whence and what route does it proceed... | |
 | Henry Thomas Colebrooke - 1837 - 610 pages
...revolution round its axis. ' The sphere of the stars,' he affirms ' is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets.'* BRAHMEGUPTA answers, ' If the earth move a minute in a prana, then whence and what route does it proceed... | |
 | American Oriental Society - 1860 - 632 pages
...A'rya Bhatta as cited by Prithudaka Swamin : " The sphere of the stars is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets." Subjoined is the original, according to Prithudaka; but I have not sought out the passage in my MSS.... | |
 | Mrs. Manning (Charlotte Speir) - 1869 - 458 pages
...which move. On another occasion Aryabhata says, " the sphere of the stars is stationary; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets." 2 Mr. Colehrooke states that " Aryabhata affirmed the dinrnal revolution of the earth on its axis;"... | |
 | John Garrett (director of public instruction in Mysore.) - 1871 - 814 pages
...:— " On another occasion Aryabhata says, ' the sphere of the stars is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets.' " Mr. Colebrooke states that ' Aryabhata affirmed the dinrnal revolution of the earth on its axis ;' that... | |
 | John Garrett - 1871 - 978 pages
...— " On another occasion Aryabhata says, ' the sphere of the stars is stationary ; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets.' " Mr. Colebrooke states that ' Aryabhata affirmed the diurnal revolution of the earth on its axis ;' that... | |
 | 1872 - 342 pages
...daily." On another occasion Aryabhata says : " The sphere of the stars is stationary; and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets." Mr. Colebrooke states that " Aryabhata affirmed the diurnal revolution of the earth on its axis;" that... | |
 | Arthur Dyot Thomson - 1872 - 876 pages
...to move daily." On another occasion he says, " The sphere of the stars is stationary, and the earth, making a revolution, produces the daily rising and setting of stars and planets." We need not be surprised that these discoveries, whenever made, should not have spread among the people,... | |
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