Title: Cosmic Architecture in India: The Astronomical Monuments of Maharaja Jai Singh II
Publisher: Prestel Pub
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 379132506X
ISBN 13: 9783791325064
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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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. "Cosmic Architecture in India" is a major contribution to the understanding of these mysterious buildings and to the history of astronomical science. Fully illustrated with color photographs, tecnical drawings, and contextual illustrations, this volume sheds new light on these fascinating monuments.

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Andreas Volwahsen wrote his PhD on Jai Singh's observatories and in doing so prepared the first complete survey of all the instruments. He recently returned to the topic in order to present Jai Singh's architecture as an outstanding example of man's continuing effort to understand and represent the rules of the universe.

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