A study of ancient Khmer ephemerides
Fran\c{c}ois Vernotte, Satyanad Kichenassamy
TL;DR
This paper investigates ancient Khmer ephemerides, revealing their Indian origins and adaptation for different longitudes, and introduces a method to estimate their development location and date.
Contribution
It presents a novel method for estimating the origin and adaptation period of ancient Khmer ephemerides based on observational data.
Findings
Ephemerides are of Indian origin.
They were adapted for a different longitude, likely in Burma.
A method for estimating their development date and place is proposed.
Abstract
We study ancient Khmer ephemerides described in 1910 by the French engineer Faraut, in order to determine whether they rely on observations carried out in Cambodia. These ephemerides were found to be of Indian origin and have been adapted for another longitude, most likely in Burma. A method for estimating the date and place where the ephemerides were developed or adapted is described and applied.
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Taxonomy
TopicsHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies