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25. The Conception of the Indian Astronomers con- 
cerning the Precession of the Equinoxes. 
By Jyotis Cuanpra GuaTak. 
An astronomer (who is also an astrologer) of no mean 
reputation in the West has written in the revised and enlarged 
edition of one of his works thus: “The precession of the 
equinoxes is taken in India at 50” per year.” As a matter 
of fact, in no Indian astronomical treatise of any fame what. 
ever do we find the annual measure of precession as 50 seconds. 
There are existent in India two schools only—one counting 54” 
and the other 60 seconds as the annual libration. And if we 
school which gives 57°615 seconds as the annual librational 
t : : 
Vernal (or Autumnal) equinox happens a little earlier than it 
otherwise would have done; and as it is thus a 
