Abstract Details
| Name: BS Shylaja Affiliation: Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bangalore Conference ID: ASI2019_287 Title : Records of Supernovae in Stone Inscriptions Authors and Co-Authors : Shylaja B S Abstract Type : Poster Abstract Category : Stars, ISM and Galaxy Abstract : Extensive searches for the possible records of supernovae have been carried out by earlier investigators in astronomical texts from India. However the results have been negative. A study of the inscriptions has indicated a possible record of the 1054 event. We have shown that these inscriptions have documented many celestial events like eclipses, solstices and conjunctions. Since these are not written by professional astronomers only a description of the new star in the sky is recorded. We have identified two cases of metaphors for the description of the supernovae of 1054AD and 1604AD. We have also identified other indirect references in literature. |