The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c23.s1.1

c23.s1.1

There has been considerable difficulty in ascertaining the dates of construction of the observatories, etc. Sir Robert Barker, who was contemporary with Jai Singh, stated that the observatory at Benares was supposed to have been built by Akbar; James Prinsep gave the date as A.D. 1680—six years before the birth of Jai Singh; another writer gives 1693, and so on: of the following dates, those relating to Jai Singh must consequently be used with some circumspection.