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# The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c2.39

The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c2.39

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### [c2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c2.39)

| | | Page. |  
| A. STAR CATALOGUES. | | |  
| | (1) Jai Singh's version of Ulugh Beg's catalogue | 95 |  
| | (2) Mahendra's list | 116 |  
| | (3) \*Sūrya Siddhānta\* list | 117 |  
| | (4) Star places on the Zarqālī instrument | 118 |  
| B. ASTROLOGICAL TABLES | | 120 |  
| C. GEOGRAPHICAL ELEMENTS. | | |  
| | (1) Astrolabe Gazetteer | 128 |  
| | (2) Some determinations of the positions of Ujjain, Delhi, Jaipur and Benares | 129 |  
| | (3) Observatory elements | 130 |  
| | (4) Climates and longest days | 131 |  
| D. TECHNICAL TERMS AND SYMBOLS, AND TABLES. | | |  
| | (\*a\*) Numerical notations | 134 |  
| | (\*b\*) Signs of the Zodiac | 135 |  
| | (\*c\*) The planets | 135 |  
| | (\*d\*) Nakshatras and Manzils | 136 |  
| | (\*e\*) Obliquity of the ecliptic | 136 |  
| | (\*f\*) Length of the year | 137 |  
| | (\*g\*) Precession of the equinoxes | 137 |  
| | (\*h\*) Hindu measures of time and length | 137 |  
| E. CHRONOLOGY | | 140 |  
| F. BIBLIOGRAPHY | | 142 |  
| INDEX | | 147 |

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