Sundial from the astronomical observatory, Jaipur, India: The Yantra Mandir (commonly known as the Jantar Mantar) is an astronomical observatory at Jaipur in Rajasthan, north-western India. The astronomical observatory at Jaipur in India contains historically significant collection of very large sundials and scientific instruments. It is one of the five such observatories in northern India built by the Maharajah Sawai Jai Singh II, who was greatly interested in both astronomy and astrology. The Jaipur observatory consists of a series of astronomical instruments, built by Jai Singh II in his new capital of Jaipur between 1727 and 1733.
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机译：来自印度斋浦尔天文台的日d：Yantra Mandir（俗称Jantar Mantar）是印度西北拉贾斯坦邦斋浦尔的天文台。印度斋浦尔的天文观测台收藏了具有历史意义的非常大的日di和科学仪器。它是印度北部大公Sawai Jai Singh II建造的五个此类天文台之一，他对天文学和占星术都非常感兴趣。斋浦尔天文台由一系列天文仪器组成，由贾伊·辛格二世在1727年至1733年之间的新首都斋浦尔建造。
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