Model of altitude circle (Unnatansha Yantra)

Made:
1884-1886 in Jaipur
designer:
Jai Singh

Model of altitude circle (Unnatansha Yantra), scale 1:24, in the Jaipur Observatory

The graduated brass circle has a diameter of 17.5 feet with a sighting arm pivoted at the centre. The whole instrument can be turned about a vertical axis and is used to measure the altitude of a star.

Details

Category:
Astronomy
Object Number:
1887-6
type:
models (representations), altitude circles and astronomical instruments
credit:
Colonial and Indian Exhibition 1886

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