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COSMOLOGY : OLD AND NEW
is a part of Jambu Dvipa.
According to modern reckoning, our solar system is a part of a galaxy called the Milky Way. This galaxy is exactly of the shape of a Jambolan (Jambu-phal). The Solar System is composed of a Sun and nine planets. Out of these Jupiter with its thirteen moons is the most interesting, and mysterious planet.
On March 2, 1972, a little spacecraft named Pioneer-10 was launched from America. Last December it flew past Jupiter and transmitted back to Earth a wealth of valuable information. After taking measurements of Jupiter's temperature, magnetic field, radiation belts, atmospheric composition etc. and using the data sent by Pioneer-10 the American astronomers have advanced the hypothesis that Jupiter was originally the little brother to the Sun.
(The American Span, May 1974) The above view has been confirmed by recent theory of Dr. E. M. Drobyshevski of the Academy of Sciences of USSR published in Nature of 5th July, 1974 according to which Jupiter was originally in the centre of the solar system and not The Sun. This theory has succeeded in resolving a number of Astronomical riddles. Unlike the planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars which are solid, the Jupiter is made up of gases like hydrogen and helium akin to that of the sun. According to this theory sun and Jupiter formed a binary system in the beginning of the universe, the sun being evolved from the matter thrown out of Jupiter.-(Read the article 'Jupiter --A Dethroned King' published in Science Today, Sept., 1974).
The matter was referred to Dr. I.D. Serebreakov, Head of the Institute of Oriental Studies. Moscow (USSR) and the learned Dr. writes to inform us that the possibility of existence of such planetary systems (where two Suns rule movement of planets) is proved by astronomers.
He further adds : In some northern most area of our country some times, especially during severe frost (35°C~40°C below Zero), we can see such interesting meteorological phenomena like a sun in two circles (see picture in the Frontispiece). But this phenomena is temporary like a rainbow.
The northern most region of USSR is arctic zone of the Earth which in the language of ancients is called the Sumeru
In other words it means that the phenomena of two Suns is scen round about Sumeru. In support of this view
