Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi (Record no. 19670)
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| fixed length control field | 01082nam a2200157Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 8190359118 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 728.81 |
| Item number | MUK |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | viii,224p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | 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 |
| 890 ## - COUNTRY | |
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| 891 ## - TOPIC | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Total Renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Faculty of Architecture | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 27/08/2011 | Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. | 680.00 | 6 | 3 | 728.81 MUK | 008185 | 10/08/2017 | 28/07/2017 | 30/08/2013 | Book | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:429 | ||||
| Faculty of Architecture | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 27/08/2011 | Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. | 680.00 | 5 | 5 | 728.81 MUK | 008186 | 01/05/2017 | 10/04/2017 | 30/08/2013 | Book | Status:Catalogued;Bill No:429 |