A leading astronomer proves that India had a thriving civilization
capable of sophisticated astronomy long before Greece, Egypt, or
any other world culture.
- Provides conclusive evidence that the Rig Veda is 12,000 years
old.
- Establishes actual dates and places for many of the events in
the Hindu epics.
For more than a century scholars have debated the antiquity of
the Vedas and their related literature, the Brahmanas and Puranas.
Relying upon a host of assumptions from linguistic theory,
anthropology, and archaeology, they have agreed upon 1500 b.c. as
the earliest possible date for the Rig Veda, itself the oldest
extant example of Indo-European literature. But in this
groundbreaking book, astronomer B. G. Sidharth proves conclusively
that the earliest portions of the Rig Veda can be dated as far back
as 10,000 b.c.
By deciphering the astronomical events and alignments contained
in mythical and symbolic form in these ancient texts, Sidharth
calls into question many if not all of the assumptions governing
Indo-European prehistory. He explores such subjects as the
astronomical significance of many Hindu deities and myths, the
system of lunar asterisms used to mark time, the identity of the
Asvins, and the sophisticated calendar of the ancients that
harmonized solar and lunar cycles. Sidharth provides
incontrovertible evidence that such "advanced" astronomical
concepts as precession, heliocentrism, and the eclipse cycle are
encoded in these ancient texts, passages of which make perfect
sense only if these astronomical keys are known. Based on internal
evidence in the Mahabharata and Ramayana, he also becomes the first
to establish likely dates--and even places--for the eventsdescribed
in these famous epics. "The Celestial Key to the Vedas" is sure to
astonish anyone concerned with astronomy, India, or the roots of
civilization.
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