The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c6.s1.20
The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c6.s1.20
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(v) The tablets and alhidade, etc., are fixed together by a pin (Ar. quṭb⁹) which is fastened by a wedge termed by the Arabs faras or ‘horse,’ and often fashioned into some resemblance of a horse’s head.¹⁰ (Figure 24.)