Indian Astronomy: The Missing Link in Eurocentric History of Astronomy

Autor/inn/en	Haque, Shirin; Sharma, Deva
Titel	Indian Astronomy: The Missing Link in Eurocentric History of Astronomy
Quelle	In: Cultural Studies of Science Education, 11 (2016) 2, S.515-526 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1871-1502
DOI	10.1007/s11422-015-9677-5
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Astronomy; Cultural Influences; Science Education; World History; Religion; Social Bias; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Astronomie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Weltgeschichte; Indien
Abstract	A comprehensive history of Astronomy should show in reasonable chronological order, the contributions from wherever they arise in the world, once they are reliably documented. However, the authors note that consistently, the extremely rich contributions from Ancient Indian scholars like Aryabatha and Bhramagupta are omitted in Eurocentric education and syllabi. It is speculated whether religious underpinnings could have been responsible for its suppression in the past. An appeal is made to represent the history of Astronomy in Eurocentric versions, to be inclusive of Indian Astronomy as accurately and completely as possible in science education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01