The Jantar Mantar is an astronomical observatory built in 1728 by Maharaja Jai Singh II, who was fond of astronomy. The instruments are very large and built…
The Vrihat Samrat Yantra is a medial that can give the time to an accuracy of 2 seconds. The shadow of the triangular wall, which is placed in the North-South…
The triangular wall of the Yantra has scale marked 0 degree to 23 30' degrees North and South for measuring the declination, witch is the angulalr position of a…
The Vrihat Samrat Yantra.
The Vrihat Samrat Yantra.
The Vrihat Samrat Yantra.
The Vrihat Samrat Yantra.
Unnatamsa is an instrument for measuring:
altitude - the angular height of an object in the sky.
The large graduated brass circle hung from the supporting…
altitude - the angular height of an object in the sky.
The large graduated brass circle hung from the supporting…
Dakshmottara Bhitti is an instrument built
into a wall placed exactly in the North-South direction
The instrument measures the altitude or the
angular height…
into a wall placed exactly in the North-South direction
The instrument measures the altitude or the
angular height…
Dakshmottara Bhitti.
Dakshmottara Bhitti.
Dakshmottara Bhitti.
Dakshmottara Bhitti.
Rasivalaya: 12 instruments (one per zodiacal sign) for measuring the celestial latitude and longitude of the celestial bodies.
The Nadivalaya has two circular plates, facing North and South which are its dials. The wall of the plates is inclined towards the South at such an angle that…
Nadivalaya.
Nadivalaya.
The Pam Yantra can measure the altitude and azimuth of a celestial object.
The angular height of an object from the horizon is the altitude. The azimuth is the…
The angular height of an object from the horizon is the altitude. The azimuth is the…
