The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c5.76

c5.76

⁴ La Hire's *Tabulae Astronomicae* was published in 1702; see p. 4. Father Boudier, who went to Delhi and Jaipur in 1734, actually refers to this edition. He writes: "En se servant de la méthode de M. de la Hire, édition de ses tables 1702, page 53, on a trouvé que le commencement de l'éclipse à Delhi, lorsqu'il était à Rome 11 heures 40 minutes 55 secondes du matin, etc.," *Lettres*, etc., xv, 288.