Surya Siddhanta
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Surya Siddhanta is an ancient Indian astronomical treatise that systematically outlines mathematical and observational methods for calculating planetary motions, eclipses, and calendrical time.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surya Siddhanta Context triple: [Hindu lunisolar calendar, usesReferenceText, Surya Siddhanta]
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Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
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B.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
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Almagest
The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
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Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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E.
Parashara Smriti
Parashara Smriti is a Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, notable for its guidance on dharma tailored to the Kali Yuga.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Surya Siddhanta Target entity description: Surya Siddhanta is an ancient Indian astronomical treatise that systematically outlines mathematical and observational methods for calculating planetary motions, eclipses, and calendrical time.
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A.
Samkhyakarika
Samkhyakarika is an early foundational text of the Samkhya school of Indian philosophy, presenting its dualistic metaphysics and theory of liberation in concise verse form.
-
B.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
-
C.
Almagest
The Almagest is an influential 2nd-century astronomical treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically presents the geocentric model of the cosmos and provides mathematical tools for predicting planetary motions.
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D.
Zīj al-Sindhind
Zīj al-Sindhind is an influential early 9th-century astronomical handbook and set of tables by Al-Khwarizmi that helped introduce and adapt Indian and Persian astronomical methods to the Islamic world.
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E.
Parashara Smriti
Parashara Smriti is a Hindu legal and ethical text traditionally attributed to the sage Parashara, notable for its guidance on dharma tailored to the Kali Yuga.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hindu astronomical work
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Indian mathematical text ⓘ Sanskrit text ⓘ astronomical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalModel | geocentric model ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Indian science ⓘ |
| describes |
methods for computing eclipses
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methods for computing planetary positions ⓘ methods for interpolation ⓘ rules for calendar construction ⓘ rules for chord calculation ⓘ rules for determining auspicious times ⓘ sine function ⓘ trigonometric tables ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
calendrical calculations
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cosmology ⓘ distance to the moon estimation ⓘ distance to the sun estimation ⓘ earth’s circumference estimation ⓘ earth’s diameter estimation ⓘ eclipse prediction ⓘ eclipses ⓘ ecliptic coordinates ⓘ ecliptic obliquity ⓘ equinoxes and solstices ⓘ geographical latitude and longitude ⓘ gnomon measurements ⓘ intercalary months ⓘ lunar nodes ⓘ lunar theory ⓘ mean and true positions of planets ⓘ nakshatras ⓘ planetary conjunctions ⓘ planetary diameters estimation ⓘ planetary longitudes ⓘ planetary motions ⓘ planetary periods ⓘ precession of the equinoxes ⓘ shadow calculations ⓘ sidereal time ⓘ solar theory ⓘ spherical astronomy ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ tithi calculation ⓘ trigonometry ⓘ yugas ⓘ zodiac signs ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate |
late first millennium BCE to early first millennium CE (in earlier form)
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revised form around 4th–5th century CE ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Surya Siddhanta: A Text-book of Hindu Astronomy (by Ebenezer Burgess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
astrology
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astronomy ⓘ mathematical astronomy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Surya Siddhanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aryabhata
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Bhaskara I NERFINISHED ⓘ Bhaskara II NERFINISHED ⓘ Brahmagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindu Panchang NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian calendrical systems ⓘ Varahamihira NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Indian astrology ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscripts ⓘ |
| region |
South Asia
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surface form:
Indian subcontinent
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| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of astronomy
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history of mathematics ⓘ |
| tradition | Indian astronomy ⓘ |
| uses |
corrections for true motions
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mean motions of planets ⓘ sexagesimal-like numerical schemes ⓘ sidereal zodiac ⓘ yuga cycles ⓘ |
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