The Universal System of Astronomy, Part Two (1800) - Page 1

Shri Raghunath Temple Manuscripts Library,

JAMMU


No.	28 (Part One) The Sanskrit "Purva" often denotes the first section or an earlier classification.
Title	The Heart of the Universal Doctrine original: Siddhānta Sārvabhaumāśayaḥ; a commentary on the author's own major astronomical work, the Siddhānta Sārvabhauma.
Author	The Venerable Munishvara Munishvara (b. 1603) was a prominent astronomer at the court of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. The Second Part
Extent	150 folios original: patra; these are the individual leaves of paper or palm leaf that make up the manuscript.
Age	2 Likely a library classification code for the manuscript's age or condition.
Subject	Astronomy original: Jyotiṣaṃ; in this context, it refers to mathematical astronomy and planetary calculations.