Email attachments (was Re: [INDOLOGY] Theories of light, vision or optics)

[Dominik Wujastyk]

This seems an opportune moment to raise a point that was discussed in the
INDOLOGY committee a few months ago, but that we haven't yet acted upon.
The committee wishes to allow attachments to postings in this forum, at
least for a trial period.  Times have changed, disks are bigger, and
INDOLOGY's members are now selected, which should prevent giant postings
from advertisers.  Job postings are welcome, and no longer have to be
converted to unformatted text.  Images can be posted.

And we can all enjoy the benefit of seeing Allen's intriguing bibliography!

As of now, therefore, attachments are permitted.

Dominik


On 12 October 2010 23:38, Thrasher, Allen <athr at loc.gov> wrote:

> I was getting together some materials for Indo-Eurasian.  It won't cover
> everything but when I post it there I'll also post it here.
>
> Allen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Luis
> Gonzalez-Reimann
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 5:18 PM
> To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> Subject: Re: [INDOLOGY] Theories of light, vision or optics
>
>  Allen,
>
> Please let us know when you have completed the dossier.
>
> Luis
> _____
>
> on 10/12/2010 10:13 AM Thrasher, Allen wrote:
> > I don't have any positive suggestions, but do have a negative one.  Warn
> him against Bharadvaja Rishi, Amsu Bodhini Shastra, Bangalore: V.B.
> Soobbiah, 1931. (In WorldCat with OCLC numbers 557431896 and 317341229.)  It
> purports to be an ancient work on optics lost and recovered in the twentieth
> century by yogic insight, and is one of several similar works published
> around the same time, the most notable being the Brhadvimanasastra on flying
> machines attributed to the same sage, whence von Daniken, et hinc illae
> lacrimae.  I have been gradually putting together a dossier on these
> publications.
> >
> > Allen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Indology [mailto:INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Agathe
> > Keller
> > Sent: Monday, October 11, 2010 8:47 AM
> > To: INDOLOGY at liverpool.ac.uk
> > Subject: [INDOLOGY] Theories of light, vision or optics
> >
> >    Dear all,
> >
> > A colleague historian of physics asks me for good secondary literature on
> theories of light, vision or optics, in ancient and medieval India.
> > I've copied for him Subbarayapa's chapter on the history of physics in a
> Concise History of Science, INSA, 1971, for starters, but was wondering if
> were available more recent and detailed studies on such topics in more
> specific nyayavaizesika, buddhist or ayurvedic texts for example.
> >
> > yours,
> >
> > Agathe
> >
> > --
> > Agathe Keller
> >
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