Mishra Yantra
Large 18-century astronomical instruments in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mishra Yantra is an instrument in Jantar Mantar constructed between 1724 and 1730. A total of five Jantar mantars were constructed across North India in Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi, and Mathura. They are one of the four astronomical instruments of the Jantar Mantar observatory located in New Delhi, India.[1] Each instrument at Jantar Mantar are architecturally constructed based on mathematical observations, and help calculate celestial objects and time. The Mishra Yantra (mixed instrument), is a compilation of five different instruments).[note 1]
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