Ancient Indians and the science of flying

[Jan E.M. Houben]

the science of flying, again . . .
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something new to say or ask on this subject!
-----Original Message-----
From: Narayan R. Joshi <giravani at JUNO.COM>
To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK <INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK>
Date: Sunday, September 17, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: Ancient Indians and the science of flying


>In connection with the etymology of the word Gandharva, one of the
>participants of this discussion group remarked that Gandharvas knew flying
>while Indians lacked the knowledge on the fundamentals of flying. The
>book,"Brihad Vimanashastra" by the ancient sage Bharadvaja is well known to
>Indologists. Could anyone please tell us the time period of this book? When
>was it composed? Thanks in advance. N. R. Joshi.