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Samrat Yantra

India · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1734Date range
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Chronological records

1734

Sawai Jai Singh II1734

Jaipur · Science / Astronomy

Sawai Jai Singh II uses the monumental Samrat Yantra at Jaipur to improve measurements of local time and celestial coordinates.

Names involved

Sawai Jai Singh II

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