What are the best books on astronomy in India?
'Birth and Early Development of Indian Astronomy'. In Selin, Helaine, ed. (2000). Astronomy Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Astronomy. Boston: Kluwer. ISBN 0-7923-6363-9. Shukla, Kripa Shankar. Aryabhata: Indian Mathematician and Astronomer. New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy, 1976. Thurston, H. (1994).
What is Hindu astronomy?
The work contains a comprehensive summary of the system of Hindu astronomy, including methods of computing planetary positions and eclipses, paired with Hindu astronomy and its role in Hindu tradition, aiming at a synthesis between the tenets of Indian astronomy and the mythological accounts given of the cosmos in the Puranas .
What is Indian astronomy - an introduction in English language?
This is a PDF of Indian Astronomy - An Introduction in English language and script authored by S.Balachandra Rao. The book is intended for lay audience with high-school level training in Physics and Mathematics. The work explains the basic theory and Astronomical parlance necessary to understand the Hindu classical texts.