Article ID: CBB674158073

Record of a Solar Eclipse in an Eighteenth-Century Painting from Kangra, India (2023)

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A rare painting depicting an almost total solar eclipse has been traced to have originated from Kangra in northern India. The artist used the eclipse in his biographical sketch of Lord Krishna. In this paper we attempt to identify the eclipse that may have inspired him, based on the observing site and probable time of the eclipse.

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Authors & Contributors
Kapoor, R. C.
Geraci, Robert M.
Brown, C. Mackenzie
Chakrabarti, Pratik
Chopra, Rohit
Gottschalk, Peter
Journals
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Indian Journal of History of Science
Almagest
Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences
History of Science
Science, Technology, and Human Values
Publishers
Lexington Books
Orient BlackSwan
Oxford University Press
University of Texas Press
Emory University
Concepts
Hinduism
Science and religion
Astronomy
India, civilization and culture
Solar eclipse
Colonialism
People
Pogson, Norman Robert
Srinivas, M. N.
Colebrooke, Henry Thomas
Puja, Ayudha
Time Periods
19th century
Ancient
Medieval
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
Places
India
Mexico
China
Greece
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