Astronomy and Cosmology

Author(s): L C Jain
Publisher: Rajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan Jaipur

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(a) Everyastronomical phenomena recurs after a fixed period.
(b)
In the beginning of creation and each yuga, all the planets were in one line, i, e, at zero longitude.
(c) All heavenly bodies have equal linear motion.
(d) The rates of their angular motions are different.
(e) Motion of planets is irregular because they are attracted
towards moving points in the heavens.
(f) Earth is spherical like an iron ball surrounded by magnets.
It has to be seen whether this was a constructive theory.
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