moon

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Dear Giri-nayaka Prabhu,

 

my obeisances.

 

Prabhupada says (see historical vedabase=> essays=> CCAL Chapter3)

"surya-siddhanta authority". Do you exept the surya siddhanta as authority?

 

>

> > Let me put the question differently. Is the moon 95,000,000 miles away

> > from earth?

>

> yes. it is described in SB.

> "The sun is supposed to be 93,000,000 miles above the surface of the

> earth, and from the ®r…mad-Bh€gavatam we understand that the moon is

> 1,600,000 miles above the sun. Therefore the distance between the earth

> and the moon would be about 95,000,000 miles. ...."

>

> You see, earth is Bharata Varsa, southern part of Jambudvipa. Moon is

> exactly 95.000.000 miles above the surface of the earth. The phrase "above

> the surface of the earth" implies, that earth is flat. Here we are talking

> of vertical dimensions. Above!

>

> But radial dimensions are something different. But Prabhupada is speaking

> here of vertical dimensions. His point is, that moon is too far, to be

> really reached in 4 days. You need to travel really far, to reach real

> moon. It is even above the sun. How can you speak of above, if your

> dimensions are radial? Sun is not above the moon in radial coordinates.

>

> Also, as I said, Bharata-varsa is on Jambudvipa, and moon is posited

> directly above, at a height of 95.000.000 moiles. But, sice it is directly

> above Jambudvipa, vertical and radial dimensions are the same. But for

> sun, vertical and radial dimensions are quite different, because it is

> lower than moon, but faaaaar away from Jambudvipa.

>

> It is just geometry... I was very good in geometry on university. All

> best grades, poor me! Anyway, at least i can picture in my mind this moon

> subject easily.

>

> ys gnd