Never go looking for modern science in our scriptures.Moment you do that, you are discrediting it. Its not necessary that each & everything in our scripture should adhere to the principles of modern science.Leave such comparisons to marxists.Intellectual dishonesty is their forte
https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/1328619021672062978
For eg Varahamihira in his Brihatsamhita made some very critical observations on planetary bodies. His work is nearly 1500 years old.
Marxist types will compare his work with Kepler or Newton who were born over a 1000 years after him & discredit Varahamihira's works as primitive
Marxist types will compare his work with Kepler or Newton who were born over a 1000 years after him & discredit Varahamihira's works as primitive
Forget Kepler & Newton,they'd want Varahamihira's work to adhere & satisfy the equations of Einstein's general relativity & Planck's quantum theory before they can approve his works.Marxists have no sense of proportion.They use Modern Science as a stick to beat Hindus around with
For his time & age, Varahamihira's observations were path breaking. Every Hindu should indeed be proud of his work. If it has to be compared, then it has to be compared with astronomical works from Europe during the 5th century. Not with Newton or Einstein's works.
There is not a single work from 5th century Europe that can be compared to the Brihatsamhita. None whatsoever. They were reeling under what they themselves call the dark ages.
Anyway here's a little thread on Varahamihira's observations on Eclipses.
Anyway here's a little thread on Varahamihira's observations on Eclipses.
https://twitter.com/_ugra_/status/1274564776333504513?s=19
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