The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c8.32
The Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh c8.32
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26. Other instruments.—Some time before 1839, Rāja Rām Singh of Kotah presented to the Government of India an instrument similar to the Dhruva Bhrama Yantra described above. The Raja's instrument was of massive silver,¹ and was made in A.D. 1834. On the reverse is the ‘sine quadrant’ usually found on astrolabes (see page 22).