Jayant Narlikar (1938) Indian physicist
His scientific explanation with regard to the position of sun closer to the west horizon, and the sun was going up, which he had noticed.
When Prof Jayant Narlikar saw the sun rise in the west
“Bright colours in the west, giant butterflies dancing as night crept like a cripple toward the east.”
— Roberto Bolaño, book 2666
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