Jantar Mantar of Jaipur is an astronomical observatory built
by Sawai Jaisingh between 1826 and 1834. It is included in UNESCO's 'World
Heritage List'. There are 14 major instruments in this observatory, which are
helpful in measuring time, predicting eclipses, knowing the speed and position
of a star, knowing the problems of planets in the solar system, etc. Looking at
these instruments shows that the people of India had such deep knowledge of
complex concepts of mathematics and astronomy that they could form these
concepts as an 'educational observatory' so that anyone could know them and
enjoy them.
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Could take. Jantar Mantar is an amazing medieval achievement
associated with the old palace 'Chandramahal' in Jaipur. The world-renowned
observatory for analyzing and accurately predicting astrological and
astronomical phenomena through ancient astronomical instruments and complex
mathematical structures was built by King Sawai Jaisingh (II) of Amber, the
founder of Jaipur city, under his personal supervision in 1728 Started, which
was completed in 1734. Sawai Jai Singh was also an astrophysicist, whose
contribution and personality has been praised by Jawaharlal Nehru in his famous
book 'Discovery of India' ('India: a discovery').
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Before the construction of
this observatory, Sawai Jai Singh had sent his cultural envoys to many
countries of the world and asked for manuscripts of ancient and important texts
of astronomy from there and preserved them in his pothikhana (library) and
translated them for his study. Had it done. These observatories were built in
Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Benaras and Mathura. He took the help of eminent
astronomers of the time in building these observatories. First Maharaja Sawai
Jai Singh (II) built the emperor Yantra in Ujjain, then the Observatory (Jantar
Mantar) in Delhi and Jantar Mantar in Jaipur ten years later. Jaipur
observatory is the largest among all the five observatories in the country.
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