THE SURYA' SIDDHA'nTA, 8cc. 



5§3 



Moon and planets, in that space of time, from De 

 LA Lande's tables : 



By comparing these motions with those in 

 § 77, some idea may be formed of the antiquity 

 of the works j but as the Bj-uhma Siddhdnta and 

 Vislniii Siddhdnta, take notice of the Calpa of 

 Varaha, it is clear that neither of them can possi- 

 bly be older than the time of that astronomer. 



79. The Sun's apogee, and the aphelia of the 

 planets have no motion according to these works; 

 nor do they make a conjunction of the planets at 

 the commencement ot the Cali i/ug •, beginning of 

 either Calpa , or at any other period. 



80. The next astronomer of any considerable 

 note we meet with after Varaha and Sotanund, 

 is BnAstER AcHARYA. This man accordino- t» 

 the Totvochintamoni was born in the year 1036 of 

 Saka, and in the year 1072, wrote or coinpiled his 

 astronomical work called the Siddhanta Siromoni, 

 in which he adopted the numbers of Brohma 

 Gupta. He also wrote or compiled several other 



works. 



