The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c2.4

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It is now my pleasant duty to record my grateful thanks for help and encouragement. To the Durbars of Jaipur and Gwalior I am greatly indebted for their kind hospitality and for the valuable assistance given by their officers; and my thanks are specially due to Lala Chuni Lal, the Darogha Imarat, and Professor V. V. Tamhankar and Pandit Kedar Nāth of Jaipur; to Rai Bahadur Munshi Bal Mukand, the Sar Suba, and Pandit Sham Sundar Sharma, Tehsildar, Ujjain; to Pandit Gokal Chand of Jaipur for his assistance at Benares and Pandit Mahadeva Śāstri Ghatri who, with the kind permission of Her Highness the Maharani of Darbhanga, placed himself at my disposal at Benares; and to Mr. Sohan Lal of the Archæological Department who accompanied me on my tour. To Mr. Fazl Elahi, B.A., and Professor Abd-ur-Rahman of St. Stephen's College, Delhi, my thanks are due for assistance in translating some Persian works on the Astrolabe and in the interpretation of obscure Arabic terms. To the Superintendents of the Museums at Calcutta and Lahore I am indebted for the loan of certain instruments. The Public Works Staff of the Imperial City, Delhi, and particularly Mr. Glen, Executive Engineer, rendered most valuable assistance; and to the care and skill of the Superintendent of Government Printing and the Surveyor General and their staffs I am obviously greatly indebted. It is impossible to repay in words my debt to Sir John Marshall and Mr. W. E. Jardine, C.I.E., the Resident of Gwalior, for advice, encouragement and help.