The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c12.s1.19

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¹ Yavana is Alexandria, whose longitude is approximately 29° 51′ E. of Greenwich. Seven and one-third nāḍikās=2 hours 56 minutes=44 degrees, and 9 nāḍikās=54°. These give the longitude of Ujjain and Vārāṇasī (Benares) as 73° 51′ and 83° 51′. Their longitudes are approximately 75° 47′ and 83° 0′ 46″.

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