2026 · Q32
Which one of the following does not find mention in the works of the astronomers of ancient India?
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- ASun
- BMercury
- CUranus
- DVenus
Explanation
Ancient Indian astronomers (Aryabhata, Varahamihira and others) knew and wrote about the Sun, Mercury and Venus as grahas. Uranus was discovered only in 1781 by William Herschel with a telescope, long after the classical Indian astronomical texts. It therefore finds no mention in the works of ancient Indian astronomers.