Are you hundred percent sure that 3.4%

…dhānta is based on erroneous reasoning rather than actual measurement of sun’s distance from earth. Earth’s orbit is nearly circular. According to modern astronomy, at the time of perihelion, distance is 91,402,500 miles (147,098,070 km) and at the time of aphelion, distance is 94,509,100 miles (152,097,700 km) [24]. The difference is only 3.4 %. Were the astronomers of that time able to make measurements to this accuracy? According to Sūrya Si…
Sūrya Siddhānta was NOT written over 14,000 years ago
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Dr. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Rupa Bhaty
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Jun 19, 2021
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Are you hundred percent sure that 3.4% difference doesn't make any difference. You want to say that Sun w.r.t earth didn't have manda in Surya Siddhanta.
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