000			01082nam a2200157Ia 4500
020			_a8190359118
082			_a728.81 _bMUK
100			_aMukherji, Anisha Shekhar
245			_aJantar Mantar : maharaja Swaijai Singh's observatory in Delhi
260			_aNew Delhi _bAmbi Knowledge Resource Pvt. Ltd. _c2010
300			_aviii,224p.
500			_aCONTENTS 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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891			_aTD
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