The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c3: List of Illustrations
The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c3
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| FRONTISPIECE. | Mahārāja Sawāi Jai Singh II of Jaipur | | |
| PLATE I.— | Figure 1.—Manuscript of Star Catalogue | . . . . . . | 8 |
| | ” 2.— ” ” ” | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 3.— ” ” Samrāt Siddhānta. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 4.— ” ” ” | . . . . . . | |
| II.— | ” 5.—Obverse of astrolabe (Jaipur A). | . . . . . . | 12 |
| | ” 6.— ” ” ” (Jaipur B). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 7.—Reverse of astrolabe (Jaipur A). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 8.— ” ” ” (Jaipur B.) | . . . . . . | |
| III.— | ” 9.—Obverse of astrolabe (Herāt C). | . . . . . . | 16 |
| | ” 10.— ” ” ” (Jaipur D). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 11.—Reverse of astrolabe (Jaipur D). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 12.— ” ” ” (Herāt C). | . . . . . . | |
| IV.— | ” 13.—Venter of astrolabe (Jaipur B). | . . . . . . | 18 |
| | ” 14.— ” ” ” (Jaipur D). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 15.— ” ” ” (Herāt C). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 16.—Tablet of horizons (Herāt C). | . . . . . . | |
| V.— | Constructions for astrolabe tablet | . . . . . . | 20 |
| VI.— | Figure 17.—Tablet for latitude 32. | . . . . . . | 24 |
| | ” 18.— ” ” ” 28. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 19.—Zarqāli astrolabe (obverse). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 20.— ” ” (reverse). | . . . . . . | |
| VII.— | ” 21.—Star map of Zarqāli astrolabe | . . . . . . | 28 |
| | ” 22.—Sine table of Zarqāli astrolabe. | . . . . . . | |
| VIII.— | ” 23.—Shadow scales. | . . . . . . | 3 |
| | ” 24.—Rulers and Faras after Morley. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 25.—Projection for figure 21. | . . . . . . | |
| IX.— | ” 26.—Obverse of Hindu astrolabe (Jaipur G) | . . . . . . | 32 |
| | ” 27.—Reverse of Hindu astrolabe (Jaipur G). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 28.—Iron astrolabe (Jaipur H). | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 29.—Brass astrolabe (Jaipur I). | . . . . . . | |
| X.— | ” 30.—Jai Prakāś, Jaipur | . . . . . . | 36 |
| | ” 31.—Kapāla, Jaipur. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 32.—Jai Prakāś, Delhi. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 33.— ” ” ” | . . . . . . | |
| XI.— | ” 34.—Diagram of Samrāt Yantra. | . . . . . . | 38 |
| | ” 35.— ” ” ” ” | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 36.—Construction for the Niyat Yantra. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 37.—Declination graph. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 38.—Diagram for the Jai Prakāś. | . . . . . . | |
| XII.— | ” 39.—General view of the Delhi Observatory | . . . . . . | 40 |
| | ” 40.—The Samrāt Yantra, Delhi. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 41.—View from the Gnomon, Delhi. | . . . . . . | |
| | ” 42.— ” ” ” ” | . . . . . . | |
| XIII.— | General Plan of the Delhi Observatory | . . . . . . | 42 |
| XIV.— | Figures 43 and 44—Delhi Observatory after drawings published in A. D. 1815 | . . . . . . | 42 |
| | ” 45 and 46.—Delhi Observatory in A. D. 1915. | . . . . . . | |
| XV.— | Plan and south elevation of the Samrāt Yantra, Delhi | . . . . . . | 44 |
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| | Figure 47.—Rām Yantra Interior . . . . . . . . . | | 45 |
| PLATE XVI.— | „ 48.—The Rām Yantra, Delhi, north building . . . . . . | | 46 |
| | „ 49.—The Rām Yantra, Delhi, south buildings. | | |
| | „ 50.—Miśra Yantra, Delhi, from south. | | |
| | „ 51.— „ „ „ „ north. | | |
| „ XVII.—The Rām Yantra, Delhi, Plan and Elevation . . . . . . . . . | | | 48 |
| „ XVIII.—The Jai Prakāś, Delhi, Plan and Elevation . . . . . . . . . | | | 48 |
| „ XIX.—The Miśra Yantra, Delhi, Elevations . . . . . . . . . | | | 48 |
| „ XX.—Figure 52.—General view, Jaipur Observatory. . . . . . . . . | | | 50 |
| | „ 53.—Nari Valaya „ „ | | |
| | „ 54.—Rāśi Valaya „ „ | | |
| | „ 55.—Rāśi Valaya (Capricornus). | | |
| „ XXI.—General Plan of Jaipur Observatory . . . . . . . . . | | | 52 |
| „ XXII.—Figure 56.—Dakshiṇo Vṛitti Yantra, Jaipur . . . . . . . . . | | | 54 |
| | „ 57.—Chakra Yantra, Jaipur. | | |
| | „ 58.—Krānti Valaya, Jaipur. | | |
| | „ 59.—Rām Yantra, Jaipur. | | |
| „ XXIII.— „ 60.—Ujjain Observatory, distant view. . . . . . . . . | | | 56 |
| | „ 61.— „ „ general view. | | |
| | „ 62.— „ „ Dakshiṇo Vṛitti Yantra. | | |
| | „ 63.— „ „ Digamśa Yantra. | | |
| „ XXIV.—General Plan of Ujjain Observatory . . . . . . . . . | | | 58 |
| | Elevations of Ujjain Instruments. | | |
| „ XXV.—Figure 64.—Mānmandira, Benares. . . . . . . . . | | | 60 |
| | „ 65.—General view of the instruments, Benares. | | |
| | „ 66.—The Samrāṭ Yantra, Benares. | | |
| | „ 67.—Drawing of the Benares instruments made in 1773. | | |
| | „ 68—The Faras or Horse. | | |
| „ XXVI.—General Plan of the Benares Observatory . . . . . . . . . | | | 63 |
| | Elevations of the Benares Instruments . . . . . . . . . | | 64 |
| | Map of Ujjain . . . . . . . . . | (at the end | of the volume) |
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