2007/09/19 by B. G. Sidharth, Burra G. Sidharth, Sidharth, Burra G.
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #Historical and Architectural Studies #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0709.2993
six pages; latex
arxiv created 2007/09/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We show that many ancient Indian mythological legends are really allegorical depictions of astronomical and other physical phenomena of which the composers had a good idea. This detail enables us to also use techniques of astronomical chronology for dating various events.