What was the purpose of the Jantar Mantar observatories, built by Jai Singh II?
What was the purpose of the Jantar Mantar observatories, built by Jai Singh II?
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Sawai Jai Singh II built five Jantar Mantar observatories in the early 18th century, equipped with masonry instruments such as the Samrat Yantra sundial, to measure time and track the positions of celestial bodies, that is, for astronomy.
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