Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleThe Equant in India: The Mathematical Basis of Ancient Indian Planetary Models.AuthorsDuke, DennisAbstractFocuses on the mathematical basis of ancient Indian planetary models. Sets of Indian planetary models; Comparison between Greek and Indian mathematical astronomy; Applicability of Almagest equate and Indian models to astronomical problems.SubjectsHINDU mathematics; ALGORITHMS; HINDU astronomy; ASTRONOMY; MATHEMATICSPublicationArchive for History of Exact Sciences, 2005, Vol 59, Issue 6, p563ISSN0003-9519Publication typeArticleDOI10.1007/s00407-005-0096-y