Varahamihira describes the nature of the solar eclipse in the Brihatsamhita nearly 1500 years ago. #SuryaGrahana #SolarEclipse 
Varahamihira also goes on to describe the methods to be employed to determine the nature of the eclipse (whether it is partial or total). His Pancha Siddhantika texts describe the methods employed to determine the exact time & occurrence of the eclipse #SuryaGrahana #SolarEclipse
Varahamihira also makes a clear distinction between the shadows cast during solar & lunar eclipses, describing the size of the object casting the shadow.
Young Hindus, especially college going ones must invest some time reading up the works of Aryabhatta, Varahamihira, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara, Nilakanta. By that I mean reading original source material translated by reputed Sanskrit scholars.Dedicate atleast 15 mins everyday for this
Since we are on the topic of eclipses, you can start by reading Varahamihira's Brihatsamhita. The chapter on Rahu starting page 44 goes into the details of solar & lunar eclipses. There are 98 shlokas in this Adhyaya. Approach & read it with an open mind.
