The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c6.s1.2

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¹ Gower refers to one of gold "With him his astrolabe he name, which was of fine gold precious, with points and circles marvellous." The Granada astrolabe described by H. S. Cooper (JRAS 1904, 53f) has silver knobs on each pointer of the *‘ankabūt*; in the British Museum are several inlaid with silver; and others evidently had some sort of jewel fixed in the *kursi* (see fig. 12). Gilt instruments are not uncommon.

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