life of great man

Eng.Ast.      surya-s.    Siromani.   Darpan. Mer7°0'8".  5°25'.        6°55'.          7°2' Ven3 53 35 ,2 46    ,  3  6.             3 23 Mar1 51 2.   1 30.      1 50.           1 51 Jup1 18 41. 1  0.       1  16.          1  18 Sat2 29 40.  2 0.       2 40.            2 29 Moo5 8 48.  4 30.       4 30.          5 9 Ecl23 27.     24 0.      24 0.     ...

Unfortunately the true science of astronomy has been ousted by pseudo science of astrology,whose votaries are to be found in almost every town and village of India at present day.No doubt, there are men who have committed to memory some stray couplets form siddhantas,and can perhaps compute an almanae with the aid of tables. But as Bhaskara has well said an Astronomer without a knowledge of spherics is what food is without clarified butter, a monarchy without is monarch, and an assembly without a speaker.

In brihat samhita varaha-mihira enumerates the requisite qualifications of an astronomer.According to him an astronomer should be able to explain the differences in various Siddhantha's, to demonstrate with the help of instruments the moment of  the sun's turning to the north or to the south, and of his entering the prime vertical and the meridian, and to make calculations agree with observation.