| RCS/Fisher 6 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 898 |
Old Houses in Bikanir City |
| 899 |
Chand Pol Gate: Jaipur City |
| 900 |
Jaipur |
| 901 |
Chand Pol Bazaar |
| 902 |
The Sita Ranyi Temple, Jaipur |
| 903 |
The largest sundial in the world |
| 904 |
The Houses of the Zodiac |
| 905 |
Grave of the pet dog |
| 905A |
Amber Lake and Palace, Rajputana |
| 905B |
Shish Mahal, Amber, Rajputana |
| 906 |
The Rajas Crocodiles, Jaipur |
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Fisher photograph collection
| Title |
The largest sundial in the world |
| Reference |
Fisher 6/903 |
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| Content and context |
Half-plate. The Samrat Yantra in the observatory at Jaipur. The height of the gnomon is 75ft [i.e. feet]. At the back is seen above some pink dwelling houses the clock tower of the city Palace whose time is regulated by this sundial. Gokul Chandra Bhawan, Raj Jotshi, in charge of the observatory is seen standing in the circumference or paridhi of the dial (Fisher). |
| Further information |
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Supplementary notes by Fisher.
Indexed
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| India |
| Jaipur |
| Rajasthan |
| No further on-line information. |
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