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A FOREWORD in this book has been written by Sachivottama Sir C. P. Ramaswami Aiyar, Dewan of Travancore and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Travancore. It is claimed in this foreword that the work deals adequately though briefly with the new concepts as to space, time and relativity—a claim which is justified in spite of the fact that mathematical formulæ are practically omitted. Much important up-to-date information has been included in the text, and an excellent index greatly enhances the value of the book. The appendixes and tables—twenty-five altogether—supply a large amount of useful material in a very concise form on various astronomical matters; some of these deal with Hindu astronomy and show how extensive was the Hindu knowledge of the subject. The work will fulfil its author's aim, “to rouse an intelligent interest in the sublime but generally ignored subject of Astronomy”.
Concise General Astronomy
By the Rev. O. R. Walkey Dr. H. Subramania Aiyar. Pp. vii + 442 + 8 plates. (Trivandrum: Sridhra Printing House, 1940.) n.p.
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Concise General Astronomy. Nature 147, 11 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/147011c0
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