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• Ancient Indian Astrology and Modern Science
  A.S.Kumar
                                                                                       
  
  Indian astrology is very ancient and regarded as the oldest system of astrology known to mankind. And it is aged more than 5000 BC.  Indian astrology uses the actual constellations of stars, position of planets and Sun as seen in the sky at the time of individual's birth.  The aforesaid is in accordance with the Law of nature (considering the real day, week, month, year so on & so forth). This Law was practiced by the Indian Astrologers and Astrologists from different parts of the world realized the Indian methodology and hence are inching towards the same and some have already executed it.
  Science means knowledge ascertained by observation and experiment, critically tested, systematized and brought under general principles.  Astrology strictly fulfils all these criteria. Unfortunately Astrology is generally considered a pseudoscience or superstition by the scientific community.  In fact, astrology and astronomy were often indistinguishable before the modern era, (After 18th Century they considered as separate disciplines) with the desire for predictive and divine knowledge being one of the motivating factors for astronomical observation.
  Ancient Indian astrology is based upon sidereal calculation. The sidereal astronomy is based upon the stars and the sidereal period is the time that it takes the object to make one full orbit around the Sun, relative to the stars (which is the Law of nature). Ancient Indian astronomers very much know the other two planets which today called as Uranus and Neptune exist in the solar system. With their Divine Yogashakthi, they also calculated their orbit time which is almost in sync with today’s calculation.
  The sidereal period of Uranus (85 Yrs and was found in 1781 by William Herschel) Neptune (165 years and was found in 1846 based on calculations by John Couch Adams in England) is way beyond a normal human’s life span and the distance is quiet far hence the gravitational force have very less impact on Mankind.    But we considered RAHU & KETU as planets.  Modern scientists also ridiculed the practice of associating certain qualities with Rahu and Ketu as they are not real planets but are shadowy. They exist as mathematical entities and are given importance because they are instrumental in calculating eclipses, both Solar and Lunar.   To predict an eclipse, one should remember that an eclipse occurs when Sun and Moon are conjunct and coincide with either RAHU or KETU. Conjunction with RAHU and KETU is important because all three bodies need to be in the same plane.
  Our Astronomers are also certain that, there are some planets which have no significance.  Pluto was first discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona.  With the help of most modern equipments, scientists declared that, Pluto is no longer considered as a planet from 24th Aug 2006.
  
  In 2005, worldwide scientists found that, there are similarities between Earth and Mars. Mars also called as KUJA. KUJA means Bhoomiputra (son of earth).  This was noticed by our astronomers many thousands of years earlier.
  Similarly our astrologers found that, Moon controls the mind, and Moon has got water. (Jala tatwa).  Scientist’s findings are also same.   Scientists are proving some things which were already proved before, but are reluctant to accept the same.
  
  Some of the interesting facts are as below:
  

  1. The calculation of occurrences of eclipses.
  2. Calculation of Earth’s circumference.
  3. Theory of Gravitation.
  4. Determining that Sun is a star.
  5. Determining that Sun is the centre of Solar System.
  6. Determining the number of planets in the Solar System.

  Some scholars have claimed that the Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BC, perhaps even earlier. Many claim that India received the knowledge of the zodiac from Babylonia or even later from Greece. However, as old as the Rig Veda, the oldest Vedic text, there are clear references to a chakra or wheel of 360 spokes placed in the sky. The number 360 and its related numbers like 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 108, 432 and 720 occur commonly in Vedic symbolism. It is in the hymns of the great Rishi Dirghatamas (RV I.140 – 164) that we have the clearest such references.
  The Greek Calendar has months like:                                                                                                                              
  SEPTEMBER – Means Seventh month in Sanskrit                                               
  OCTOBER– Means Eighth month in Sanskrit                                                                  
  NOVEMBER– Means Ninth month in Sanskrit                                                                 
  DECEMBER– Means Tenth month in Sanskrit.
  But Julius Ceaser and Augusts Ceaser introduced July and August in 46 BC. This shows that Greeks followed Ancient Indian astrology.
  The distances of the Moon and the Sun from the Earth were accurately measured as 108 times the diameters of these heavenly bodies. These are very close to the modern values of 110.6 for the Moon and 107.6 for the Sun, which were obtained using modern instruments. Based on his heliocentric model, Sage Yajnavalkya proposed a 95-year cycle to synchronize the motions of the Sun and the Moon, which gives the average length of the tropical year as 365.24675 days, which is only 6 minutes longer than the modern value of 365.24220 days. This estimate for the length of the tropical year remained the most accurate anywhere in the world for over a thousand years.  All the above were found by our astronomers with their TAPAS SHAKTHI and YOGA SHAKTHI.  There were no Instruments are equipments at that time.  Their findings are very much close to the present results.
  Astronomy was advanced during the Sunga Empire and many star catalogues were produced during this time. The Sunga period is known as the "Golden age of astronomy in India". Around 500 AD, Aryabhata presented a mathematical system that took the Earth to spin on its axis and considered the motions of the planets with respect to the Sun. He also made an accurate approximation of the Earth's circumference and diameter, and also discovered how the lunar eclipse and solar eclipse happen. He found out that the radius of the planetary orbits in terms of the radius of the Earth/Sun orbit is essentially their periods of rotation around the Sun. He was also the earliest to discover that the orbits of the planets around the Sun are ellipse.
  Brahmagupta (598-668) was the head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain and during his tenure there wrote a text on astronomy, the Brahmasphutasiddhanta in 628 AD. He was the earliest to use algebra to solve astronomical problems. He also developed methods for calculations of the motions and places of various planets, their rising and setting, conjunctions, and the calculation of eclipses.
  Many Rulers of that time nurtured and encouraged Astronomy, because of which India was in its helm of astronomy. Problem started to India after 10th Century. Foreigners invaded India. Many different systems of astrology were forced to follow.  And our divine science has been carried away.  Our treasured Vedas and Vedangas are kept in mystery by the so called developed countries. We urge Indian scientists to give a sneak preview to our own methodology of ancient Indian Astronomy first and not to depend on any secondary findings conducted elsewhere.