The Solar Numbers in Angkor Wat
arXiv:physics/9811040
Abstract
The great Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in north-central Kampuchea (Cambodia) is known to have been built according to an astronomical plan. In this note we show that the little-understood solar formula of the temple is identical to the one in the 2nd millennium BC Indian text called Shatapatha Brahmana. We propose that the Angkor Wat formula was an expression of the Shatapatha astronomy.
9 pages; the revised article presents additional information regarding the cultural background in Cambodia. The Journal version of the paper also carries 4 figures