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  2. Jantar Mantar, Jaipur - Wikipedia

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    The Jantar Mantar is a collection of 19 astronomical instruments built by the Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of Jaipur, Rajasthan. The monument was completed in 1734. The monument was completed in 1734.

  3. Jantar Mantar - Wikipedia

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    Jantar Mantar in Jaipur Jai Prakash Yantra Jantar Mantar Jaipur Jantar Mantar in Jaipur. 1928 Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. A Jantar Mantar (Hindustani pronunciation: [d͡ʒən̪t̪ər mən̪t̪ər]) is an assembly of stone-built astronomical instruments, designed to be used with the naked eye.

  4. Mishra Yantra - Wikipedia

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    Mishra Yantra at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. Mishra Yantra is an instrument in Jantar Mantar constructed between 1724 and 1730. A total of five Jantar mantars were constructed across North India in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura. They are one of the four astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar observatory located in New Delhi ...

  5. List of World Heritage Sites in India - Wikipedia

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    The Jantar Mantar in Jaipur is India's most significant historic astronomical observatory. It dates from the early 18th century and was built by Rajput king Sawai Jai Singh. There are about 20 astronomical instruments that were designed and built for naked eye observations of the positions of stars and planets. It also served as a meeting point ...

  6. Jantar Mantar, New Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Jantar Mantar is located in the modern city of New Delhi. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens". [1] It consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments. The site is one of five built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur, from 1723 onwards, revising the calendar and astronomical tables.

  7. History of sundials - Wikipedia

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    The Giant Sundial of Jantar Mantar in Jaipur, India, stands 27m tall. Its shadow moves visibly at 1 mm per second. Its shadow moves visibly at 1 mm per second. 26°55′29″N 75°49′29″E  /  26.9247°N 75.8248°E  / 26.9247; 75.8248  ( The Giant Sundial of Jantar

  8. Indian astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Jantar (means yantra, machine); mantar (means calculate). Jai Singh II in the 18th century took great interest in science and astronomy. He made various Jantar Mantars in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura. The Jaipur instance has 19 different astronomical calculators. These comprise live and forward-calculating astronomical clocks ...

  9. Jantar Mantar (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, houses world's largest stone sundial, a UNESCO World Heritage site; Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, it consists of 13 architectural astronomy instruments; Jantar Mantar, Varanasi, observatory built in the year 1737; Jantar Mantar, Ujjain or Ved Shala, observatory built in the year 1725