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Burmese shadow calculations

Gislén, Lars LU orcid and Eade, J. Chris (2014) In Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 17(3). p.258-266
Abstract
The methods of calculation of shadow lengths of the Sun and the Moon seem to be a specific for Burmese astronomy and have many original features. The present paper gives a detailed exposition of these methods with an analysis of an example taken from a Burmese manuscript.
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Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
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Editorial Department of Journal of University of Science and Technology of China
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