Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar, where the meaning and significance of the instruments Yantra Mantra formulas, built in 1724. Located near Connaught Place, New Delhi, Jantar Mantar has among the many observatories built by Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur. Other observers are to built at Jaipur, Varanasi, Ujjain and Mathura. basically consists of tools used to keep track of celestial bodies. Jai Singh, after having found the existing astronomical instruments too small to take appropriate measures built these larger and more accurate instruments.
The instruments of Jantar Mantar in Delhi screen brightness promising. However,
there is one problem, these instruments can not comment specifically because of
the height of many buildings that were built around the observatory. Jantar
Mantar Delhi is also a reminder of the technological achievements that took
place during the reign of the Rajput kings. There is an interesting legend
associated with the construction of Jantar Mantar. It is said that Jai Singh,
Join the hot astronomy, he oversaw a conflict between Hindus and Muslims in
certain planetary positions.
Since it is most needed to resolve the arguments and positions are known
precisely, proposed remedy available to the astronomical tables. The offer was
accepted by the Mughal emperor, which led to the construction of Jantar Mantar
in New Delhi. Initially, copper is used in the observatory. However, it was
found in a number of intrinsic defects. So after much deliberation, Jai Singh,
adopted the style of Prince Ulugh Beg, builder of 15 century observatory in
Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Thus, the Jantar Mantar Delhi has become what it is
today.
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