The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c12.19

c12.19

The only other account of any value is that by Hunter (from which we have already quoted) who accompanied the Agra Resident's expedition to Ujjain in 1792-93. He briefly describes the instruments, and he states that Jai Singh determined the latitude of Ujjain to be 23° 10' N., and Hunter himself took considerable trouble in verifying this result, which he considered correct to the minute.²