Yantra Raj (Astrolabe)

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur


Folder: India 2016
Astronomical observatory built by Sawai Jai Singh II, 1728-1734.

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16 Sep 2016

141 visits

Yantra Raj (Astrolabe)

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Yantra Raj (Astrolabe)

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16 Sep 2016

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Narivalaya Yantra (Sun Clock)

Jaipur is 27degrees above the equator. The face of this clock is inclined at 27degrees to the vertical.

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16 Sep 2016

150 visits

Laghu Samrat Yantra - 20 minutes slow

This clock says it's 2:34pm, but it's actually 2:54.

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16 Sep 2016

152 visits

Laghu Samrat Yantra: offset + 20 minutes

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16 Sep 2016

170 visits

Laghu Samrat Yantra (Sun Clock)

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16 Sep 2016

154 visits

Astronomy bird

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16 Sep 2016

142 visits

Jai Prakash Yantra

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16 Sep 2016

178 visits

Jai Prakash Yantra

Shadow of the gnomon falls in a gap on this instrument, so it will fall on a Sector on the other instrument.
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