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Located
in Connaught Place area of New Delhi, Jantar
Mantar is one of five observatories built
by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the leader
and founder of Jaipur, India. Smaller than
Jaipur, it is still surprising because of
its ability to make precise calculations
of many astronomical movements. Built in
1724, the giant abstract masonry instruments
Jantar Mantar are obvious engineering technological
time in the field of astronomy. Jai Singh
was a great astronomer and a noble in the
Mughal court.
He was not satisfied with
the brass and metal astronomical instruments
and decided to correct and update the records
with astronomical instruments more precise.
He built five Jantar Mantars in India, located
in Delhi, Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura.
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi was built to
help astronomers in the practice of observing
movements of the Sun, Moon and other planets.
The relevance of this science would then
be presented to the general public.
The sundial dominated by
the nominal value and is also known as Samrat
Yantra or Brihat Samrat yantra - the enormous
sundial. A striking structure in yellow
on the right side, he has an arm 27m high
adjusted to an angle of 27 degrees. Other
Yantras in the observatory are used to observe
the various stars and planets. The Yantra
Mishra can determine the longest and shortest
days in the year. In December, a pillar
eclipse and the other in June, it does not
in any shade at all.
Compared to others, the
observatory is the largest and best preserved
today. But after its erection in 1724, she
remained functional only for seven years.
The observations made each day were noted
and, later, a painting called Muhammad Zij
Shahi was prepared. It was then devoted
to the monarch. Many experts in this field
are of the opinion that these observatories
has fallen into disuse, due to a lack of
reflection on the part of the king. The
original name Yantra (instrument) mantra
(formula) was corrupted to Jantar Mantar.
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