Gislén, Lars (Author)
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Pages: 339-341
The Romakasiddhānta is a quite special Hindu luni-solar canon being the only one using Metonic intercalation and implementing a tropical solar year. As the name suggests it has a Hellenistic origin. The known facts about the canon are scanty but in spite of this it is possible to draw some conclusions from them. A hypothetical calendar based on its known characteristics is investigated below.
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