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

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

> authority?

 

Yes, we accept Surya Siddhanta as astromnomical authority, because Srila

Prabhupada says that it is authentic, and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati

translated it in bengali.

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These calculations are given in the authentic astronomy book known as the

Surya-siddhanta. A Bengali translation of this book was compiled by the

great professor of astronomy and mathematics Bimal Prasad Datta, later known

as Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami, who was our merciful spiritual master.

He was honored with the title Siddhanta Sarasvati for translating the

Surya-siddhanta, and the title Gosvami Maharaja was added when he accepted

sannyasa, the renounced order of life.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 3.8

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Dear Madhu Gopal Prabhu, I think you will slowly have to try to explain,

what is your point? We can discuss numbers forever, but I think the point is

somewhere else. What are you trying to tell us all the time? Why these

questions? Please, think about it, and put it out. What is your real

problem?

 

ys gnd

 

 

 

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> >

> > > 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