The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c10.71

c10.71

In 1795 Franklin, in his description of the city of Delhi,² wrote of the observatory: “It was built in the third year of the reign of Muhammad Shāh, by the Rajah Jeysing, who was assisted by many persons, celebrated for their science of astronomy, from Persia, India and Europe; but died before the work was completed, and it has since been plundered and almost destroyed by the Jeits, under Juhwaher Singh.”