[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918) › c4.4 # The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c4.4 The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c4.4 - **Language:** English ### [c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4.4) Jai Singh mixed in most of the trouble and warfare of the long period of anarchy that coincided with his reign; but he distinguished himself more as a statesman than a soldier and has been termed the Machiavelli of his day. He was the founder of a new capital, named after him Jainagar or Jaipur, which in his time became a centre of learning; he erected caravansarais in many of the provinces; and he built astronomical observatories at five of the principal cities of Hindustan. He conceived and carried out a scheme of scientific research that is still a notable example; and his influence is still a living one. The observatories he erected are, in the words of his historian, "monuments that irradiate a dark period of Indian History."³ - [Previous: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4.3) - [Next: c4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4.5) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1918.c4.4) · Pramāṇa