Cosmic architecture in India : the astronomical monuments of Maharaja Jai Singh II /

"The observatories built in the eighteenth century by the Indian Maharaja Jai Singh II of Jaipur (1686-1743) are little understood wonders of architecture and science. Occasionally discovered by tourists the observatories are monuments to an extraordinary man whose passion for mapping the skies...

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Main Author:	Volwahsen, Andreas
Corporate Author:	David E. Pingree Collection (Brown University)
Other Authors:	Jai Singh II, Maharaja of Jaipur, 1686-1743
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Published:	Munich : London : Prestel, 2001 Munich : London : Prestel ; Mapin Pub., c2001 Munich : 2001 Munich ; London : 2001 Munich ; New York : Ahmedabad, India : c2001
Subjects:	Jai Singh > II, > Maharaja of Jaipur > 1686-1743 > Criticism and interpretation Jai Singh > II, > Maharaja of Jaipur, > 1686-1743 > Criticism and interpretation Jai Singh > II, > Maharaja of Jaipur, > 1686-1743 1600-1799 17th century 18th century Architecture and cosmology > India Architecture > India > History > 17th century Architecture > India > History > 18th century Architecture > India > 17th century Architecture > India > 18th century Architecture > India Architecture, Modern > 17th century > India Architecture, Modern > 17th century Architecture, Modern > 18th century > India Architecture, Modern > 18th century Astronomical observatories > India Observatories > India > Design and construction Architecture and cosmology Architecture Architecture, Modern Astronomical observatories Criticism and interpretation History Observatories > Design and construction India Criticism, interpretation, etc

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