Book wanted

[Harry Spier]

Dear Peter,

Many thanks for the bibliographic information.  The Indian book dealer I
deal with (DK Agencies) told me it was out-of-print and that he couldn't get
it for me and thats why I'm hoping that somebody on the list might have a
copy theyed be willing to sell.

Thanks again,

Harry



>From: Peter Wyzlic <pwyzlic at UNI-BONN.DE>
>Reply-To: Indology <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
>To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
>Subject: Re: Book wanted
>Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2000 12:20:58 +0100
>
>On Thu, 2 Nov 2000, Harry Spier wrote:
>
> > I have been told that the following book is unavailable.
> >
> > English translation of Bharatiya Jyotish Sastra (History of Indian
> > Astronomy) Translated by R.V. Vaidya . Issued under the authority of the
> > Director General of Meterology, New Delhi, India.  Published by
>Controller
> > of Publications, Civil Lines, Delhi, 1981.  2 Volumes.
>
>This seems to be the work of Shankar Balkrishna Dikshit (maybe Sankara
>Balakrsna Diksita or other slightly differing forms in some
>catalogues; the Libr. of Congress has: Dikshita, Sankara Balakrshna). It
>was originally published in Marathi in the year 1896, see e.g. the
>bibliography in David
>Pingree: Census of the exact Sciences in Sanskrit, Series A,
>vol. 1. Philadelphia 1970, p. 9. There is a Hindi translation by Sivnath
>Jharkhandi (originally publ. 1957, the Library of Congress has a
>repr. from 1963).
>
>The English translation you have seen was published in two volumes in the
>years 1969 and 1981. There the author's name is given as: Dikshit, Sankar
>Balakrishna.
>
>It is perhaps available from an antiquarian booksellers. The online search
>systems (like bookfinder or bibliofind) does not seem to find it,
>however. But not all booksellers participate in these online systems, so
>it may be available somewhere. It may help to contact Indian vendors
>of used/antiquarian books, too.
>
>Peter Wyzlic
>
>--
>Peter Wyzlic
>Indologisches Seminar, Universitaet Bonn
>Regina-Pacis-Weg 7
>D-53113 Bonn
>Deutschland / Germany

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