TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar
TI  - Jantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi
SN  - 8190359118
U1  - 728.81 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Ambi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd.
N1  - 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
ER  -