Burgess attempts to prove the originality of the nakshatra system to the Hindus. He proves the early existence of this system and disproves the origin of the lunar zodiac system to the Chinese and the Arabs.
With notes and an appendix, containing additional notes and tables, calculations of eclipses, a stellar map, and indexes. Воспроизведено в оригинальной авторской орфографии издания 1860 года (издательство "E. Hayes, printed to Yale College ").
