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that although the apparent geometry confirms their notion about the shape of earth, yet the actual observation and determinations do fit the real factual geometry of earth. Language of original texts of Jaina canon 28 is very dubious and confusing; however our results forming a consistent picture29 prove our acts.
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Thanks are due to Professor L. C. Jain for some valuable suggestions in preparation of this paper.
38 The present recension of Jaina canon of sacred literature is generally ascribed to the council of Valabhi under the presidency of Devardhi Ganin which met in 5th or 6th century A.D. For more details, see our paper 'Sources of Jaina Astronomy', The Jaina Antiquary, Vol. 29 No. 1. pp. 19-32.
2. For more details, see our paper 'Role of Pre-Aryabhatta Jaina School of Astronomy in the Development of Siddhantic Astronomy'. Paper presented at 'Celebration of the 1500th Birth Anniversary of Aryabhatta' I, INSA, New Delhi (Nov. 2-4, 1977). To be published in Indian Journal of History of Science. See also Lishk, S. S. (1977) 'Mathematical Analysis of Post-Vedanga PreSiddhantic Data in Jaina Astronomy'. Ph.D. thesis, Panjabi University, Patiala.
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