Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi
Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar
Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi - New Delhi Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. 2010 - viii,224p.
CONTENTS Preface i Chronology viii INTRODUCTION 1 A Royal Observatory 1 Establishment and Use: 1724-1734 AD 2 An Archaeological Monument 19 Transformation and Conservation 1754-2010 AD 3 THE WALKS The Walks: Through the Observatory Walk ISamrat Yantra: The Great Sundial 45 Walk II Shasthamsa Yantra: The Sextant 75 Walk III Jai Prakash Yantra: The Cut-out Bowl 89 Walk IV Rama Yantra: The Cylindrical Instrument 111 Walk V Misra Yantra: The Composite Instrument 131 4 BACKGROUND The Tradition of Indian Astronomy 169 5 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II 193 EPILOGUE The Way Ahead: The Jantar Mantar Project209 Select Glossary215 Select Bibliography 219 Index 223
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Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi - New Delhi Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. 2010 - viii,224p.
CONTENTS Preface i Chronology viii INTRODUCTION 1 A Royal Observatory 1 Establishment and Use: 1724-1734 AD 2 An Archaeological Monument 19 Transformation and Conservation 1754-2010 AD 3 THE WALKS The Walks: Through the Observatory Walk ISamrat Yantra: The Great Sundial 45 Walk II Shasthamsa Yantra: The Sextant 75 Walk III Jai Prakash Yantra: The Cut-out Bowl 89 Walk IV Rama Yantra: The Cylindrical Instrument 111 Walk V Misra Yantra: The Composite Instrument 131 4 BACKGROUND The Tradition of Indian Astronomy 169 5 Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II 193 EPILOGUE The Way Ahead: The Jantar Mantar Project209 Select Glossary215 Select Bibliography 219 Index 223
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