Video URL


13152_24713_astro_india
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1930s
B&W

clip with inter-titles shows “the Jantar Mantar Astronomical Observatory built in the 17th Century; “the Samrath Yantar - a sun dial which still tells time perfectly;” A peculiar structure primarily a ramp of stairs shown both in side view and low-angle of three men climbing. A giant compass built to measure the altitude of the stars which at first appears to resemble the circular structure of the Roman coliseum; “The Misra Yantar - for the study of time and movement of the Sun” - exteriors of a unique structure with curved tilted stairways and strangely placed doors.