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Description: | Model (scale 1:24) of the 12 Zodiacal Dials (Rashivalaya Yantra), part of the astronomical instruments (1728-1734) built at the Jaipur observatory, Jaipur, India, unsigned, 1884-1886. Used to measure the celestial co-ordinates of the stars and planets with respect to the ecliptic (zodiac). Exhibited at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, White City, London, England, 1886. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | model - representation | Temporal: | 1728-1734 (original) | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Jai Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur, 1686-1743 | Identifier: | http://collectionsonline.nmsi.ac.uk/grab... | Go to resource |
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