Researcher in Indian Astronomy
Dr.S.Balachandra Rao has been researching in Indian Astronomy under successive research projects sponsored by the National Commission for History of Science (INSA), New Delhi since 1993. He is also a member of the Research Advisory Council for History of science and also the editorial board of the Indian Journal of History of Science, INSA. He has authored numerous books on astronomy and mathematics in English and Kannada. The following lists some of the books. Indian Astronomy - A Primer, Gandhi Center, 2008 This is the first book that one should read in order to familiarize onself with Indian astronomy Eclipses in Indian Astronomy, Gandhi Center, 2008 This book has an interesting chapter on determining the date of Mahabharatha apart from covering the methods for computing eclipses, including improved siddhantic procedures. Transits And Occultations in Indian Astronomy, Gandhi Center, 2009 This book is a sequel to the eclipses book dealing with transits. It als