The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c6.s1.9

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(ii) The ‘ankabūt or aranea’¹ is an open-work disc marked with the ecliptic, the signs of the zodiac and a number of stars. It is placed in the venter and can be revolved. The branches on which the names of the stars are written and the points of which indicate the positions of the stars are termed shazāyā or ‘splinters.’² The pointer at the top of the ‘ankabūt at the first point of Capricorn is termed the muri or index.³ (Figures 5, 6, 9 and 10.)