Ancient Indian Astronomy;
History of Astronomy;
Ancient astronomers;
Eurocentric Astronomy;
Astronomy education;
D O I:
10.1007/s11422-015-9677-5
中图分类号:
G [文化、科学、教育、体育];
C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号:
03 ;
0303 ;
04 ;
摘要:
A comprehensive history of Astronomy should show in reasonable chronological order, the contributions from wherever they arise in the world, once they are reliably documented. However, the authors note that consistently, the extremely rich contributions from Ancient Indian scholars like Aryabatha and Bhramagupta are omitted in Eurocentric education and syllabi. It is speculated whether religious underpinnings could have been responsible for its suppression in the past. An appeal is made to represent the history of Astronomy in Eurocentric versions, to be inclusive of Indian Astronomy as accurately and completely as possible in science education.