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Indian Astronomy's Role in the Development of Germanic Astronomy
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Which Indian astronomical text was translated into Latin in the 13th century, and had a significant influence on the development of European astronomy?
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Surya Siddhanta
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The Surya Siddhanta was translated into Latin in the 13th century by Gerard of Cremona, and it had a significant influence on the development of European astronomy. It was one of the first Indian astronomical texts to be translated into a European language, and it introduced European astronomers to new concepts such as the use of the sine function in trigonometry and the concept of a heliocentric universe.