Title: The Panchasiddhantika
Description: Classical Sanskrit work on Hindu astrology.

“Varahamihira's main work is the book Pañcasiddhāntikā (or Pancha-Siddhantika, "[Treatise] on the Five [Astronomical] Canons) dated ca. 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost. The work is a treatise on mathematical astronomy and it summarises five earlier astronomical treatises, namely the Surya Siddhanta, Romaka Siddhanta, Paulisa Siddhanta, Vasishtha Siddhanta and Paitamaha Siddhantas. It is a compendium of native Indian as well as Hellenistic astronomy (including Greek, Egyptian and Roman elements).” — (cited from Wikipedia English: [Varāhamihira][1])


  [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varahamihira
Subjects: Astronomy, Greek astronomy, Egyptian astronomy, Roman astronomy, Indian astronomy, Hindu astronomy, Mathematics, Hindu Mathematics, Chronology, Religion, Sanskrit
Places: India
People: Varahamihira (505-587), Varâhamihira (505-587), Varaha Mihira (505-587)
Time periods: Middle Ages, Early works to 1800