Three Pur膩峁噄c Statements on the Shape of the Earth
Journal name: History of Science in South Asia
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Toke Lindegaard Knudsen
State University of New York at Oneonta
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Year: 2021 | Doi: 10.18732/hssa55
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The article analyses an argument given in J帽膩nar膩ja's 厂颈诲诲丑腻苍迟补蝉耻苍诲补谤补 (ca. 1500) on the shape of the earth according to the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉. The argument involves the use of the word gola, 'ball, globe,' in the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉, a Pur膩峁噄c statement about the mountain Meru being north of everywhere, and a Pur膩峁噄c comparison of the earth to a mirror. The article concludes that J帽膩nar膩ja breaks with the 笔耻谤腻峁嘺蝉 as well as the traditional commentaries on these texts, and further suggests that we might have to rethink the dictionary definition of gola.
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