Jantar Mantar - Largest Stone Astronomical Observatory Posted Date: 10 Dec 2011      Posted By:: Mahak Garg     Member Level: Bronze    Member Rank: 0     Points: 5   Responses: 1
Jantar Mantar was Founded by Maharaja Jai Singh in between 1727 and 1734. Meaning of the Name is Jantar (instrument) Mantra( formula or calculattion). Jantar Mantar is the Largest Stone Astronomical Observatory in the World. Initially Jantar Mantar was named as Yantra Mantra, which means instruments and formulae, but due to some reason it was changed.Jantar Mantar is wholly constructed with stone and marble. The observatory has fourteen statistical instruments for measuring time, predicting eclipses and to ascertain other astronomical events.
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#704    Author: Renin      Member Level: Gold      Member Rank: 14     Date: 13/Dec/2011   Rating:     Points: 2
Mahak It was indeed an informative post. You can post such self written articles in the resources section. Just go through the posting guidelines before you start posting.
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