After a quick check, I sat back in, and there on my windshield, was a crawling green caterpillar stuck exactly in the center of the driver’s visual sphere. Due to the extra hot weather, no chance I am getting out the second time. I decided to drive on thinking the caterpillar will be blown away …
Leyden jar: Originally invented in 1745 by Pieter van Musschenbroek at the University of Leiden (Leyden), the Netherlands, it was a device used to build and store static electricity. A Leyden jar consists of a glass jar with an outer and inner metal coating covering the bottom and sides nearly to the neck. A brass rod …
Note: This article is intended as an introduction of terms for understanding Jyotish. We are not trying to teach deep aspects of Jyotish though this article Most of us at some time or the other, must have wondered about ‘why’ certain things are represented in Jyotish as they currently are. Like, Why are there 12 …