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Photo 670(22)
- Record Id:
- 040-003099780
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003099757
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100026021938.0x000019
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Photo 670(22)
- Title:
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Astronomical observatory at Ujjain. Photographer: Unknown
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
Letterpress description reads: 'Ujjain was the chief centre of ancient Indian Astronomy. It is the Greenwich of India. The observatory at Ujjain is one of the five built by Maharaja Sawai Jaisingh of Jaipur who was a great scholar and astronomer. The special feature of these observatories is that they represent what may be called the stone age of Indian Astronomy, the instruments being constructed almost entirely of stone masonry. The Ujjain Observatory consists of Four Yantras or instruments three of which Samrat, Digamsa and Dakshino-vritti are seen in the opposite photograph. The Observatory is a living institution and is doing useful research work'.
Subjects = observatories
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003099757
040-003099780 - Is part of:
- Photo 670 : Album: 'Gwalior Souvenir'. Photographer(s): Unknown
Photo 670(22) : Astronomical observatory at Ujjain. Photographer: Unknown - Hierarchy:
- 032-003099757[0023]/040-003099780
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Photo 670
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Start Date:
- 1930
- End Date:
- 1939
- Date Range:
- 1930s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Known
- Places:
- Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia