Exegesis of Hindu Cosmological Time Cycles
by Dwight William Johnson 1942-2008
©1985, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003 Dwight William Johnson
All rights reserved
There are more things in Heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
(Shakespeare, Hamlet)
Table of Contents
PREFACE
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INTRODUCTION
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WESTERN SCHOLARS AND THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN
ASTRONOMY
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OVERVIEW OF HINDU COSMOLOGICAL TIME CYCLES
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INDIAN SEXAGESIMAL DIVISION OF THE DAY
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INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CATURYUGA PERIOD
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INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE KALPA PERIOD
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BRAHMA'S LIFE
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THREE MEAN MOTIONS OF THE SUN
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EXACT FORMULAE OF THE ASTRONOMICAL QUANTITIES
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ASTRONOMICAL BASIS OF THE SEXAGESIMAL NUMBER
SYSTEM
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DEMONSTRATION OF THE SEXAGESIMAL NUMBER SYSTEM
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DEMONSTRATION OF THE 3RD MEAN MOTION AND SIDEREAL YEAR
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DEMONSTRATION OF THE CONSTANT OF PRECESSION
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DERIVATION OF THE TROPICAL YEAR
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RECTIFICATION OF THE KALIYUGA EPOCH
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TROPICAL INITIAL POINT OF THE TIME CYCLES
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FIXED INITIAL POINT OF THE SIDEREAL SPHERE
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FULL MOON POINTS
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PISCEAN AGE EPOCH
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COINCIDENCE WITH THE SURYASIDDHANTA FIXED
INITIAL POINT
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PRECESSIONAL YEAR EPOCH
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COMPARISON WITH MODERN SCIENCE
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COMPARISON WITH CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ASTRONOMY
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THE 360 + 5 DAY YEAR CALENDARS OF ANTIQUITY
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EVIDENCE OF THE VEDAS
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WHO CREATED THE TIME CYCLES?
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CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED FURTHER READING
Dwight Johnson: Writings