[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952) › c2.228 # Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.228 Yantras or Mechanical Contrivances in Ancient India c2.228 - **Language:** English ### [c2.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.228) The prevalence of such automata and robots in the Islamic countries is shown by Penzer but the references cited by him are later than the Sanskrit works discussed here; for instance, Al-Jazari's \*Book of the Knowledge of Ingen-ious Contrivances\* was written in 1206 A.D. - [Previous: c2.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.227) - [Next: c2.229](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.229) - [Up: c2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.228](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.raghavan-1952.c2.228) · Pramāṇa