The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c1.9

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| 4. The *Zīj Muhammad Shāhī* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 8 |
| 5. The Jaipur manuscript | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 8 |
| 6. The British Museum manuscript | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 10 |
| 7. The preface to the Zīj Muhammad Shāhī | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 10 |
| (i) Introduction | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 10 |
| (ii) Jai Singh's reasons for preparing new tables | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 11 |
| (iii) He approaches the Emperor in the matter . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 11 |
| (iv) Follows Ulugh Beg and copies the Samarqand instruments | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 12 |
| (v) Brass instruments are a failure and he constructed stone instruments at Delhi | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 13 |
| (vi) Observatories at Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathurā and Benares . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 13 |
| (vii) Prepares a new table after seven years of observation | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 14 |
| (viii) For this purpose he sent skilful persons to Europe | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 14 |
| (ix) Errors in European tables | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 14 |
| (x) Perfection of his own observations and tables | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 15 |
| (xi) Conclusion | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 15 |