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kshetramohan basu

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viswa bhArati viswa vidyA saMgraha series 1363 fAlgun

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vedanga-jyotiSha: year = 366 days p.65
paitamaha-siddhAnta : 365.3659 days
varahamihira's surya-siddhAnta, Aryabhatta's Ardha-rAtrikA, brahmagupta's
    khaNDakhAndaka: year = 365.258756, about 0.002394 longer than sidreal
    (stellar) year and .01656 longer than solar year.
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sidereal year = 365.256 363 051 days;
mean tropical year = 365.242 189 67
amitabha mukerjee (mukerjee [at] gmail.com) 17 Feb 2009