The Solar Numbers in Angkor Wat

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dc.creatorKak, Subhash
dc.date1998-11-19
dc.date1999-01-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:56:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:56:31Z
dc.descriptionThe great Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in north-central Kampuchea (Cambodia) is known to have been built according to an astronomical plan. In this note we show that the little-understood solar formula of the temple is identical to the one in the 2nd millennium BC Indian text called Shatapatha Brahmana. We propose that the Angkor Wat formula was an expression of the Shatapatha astronomy.
dc.description9 pages; the revised article presents additional information regarding the cultural background in Cambodia. The Journal version of the paper also carries 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9811040
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/9811040
dc.identifierIndian Journal of History of Science, vol. 34, 1999, pp. 117-126
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87644
dc.subjectHistory and Philosophy of Physics
dc.subjectPopular Physics
dc.titleThe Solar Numbers in Angkor Wat
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