Show indian ruler famous for astronomical study there lived in india in the seventeenth century a fillet known as aa jul singh 11 1 and being kinly fernly interested in astronomy lie evolved a series of at structures which though not now used for purposes constitute tile the most unique RS pa i ins instruments tru ments in exta existence tence ile he appears to have collected till nil kinds of astronomical hooks books and sent some workers to foreign countries to gather information having determined the kind of instruments required on which to make the necessary ne essary recording of the movements of cf the heavenly bodies he selected select pi se places in india as the centers lit n which the observations should he be taken the first he built lit at Iel bellil lil and then others in jaibur benares nc and mathura the observatories in delhi and jaibur have been carefully restored in addition to a number of metal inspru ments tie erected large masonry instruments st some of them as high as 0 00 feet very careful records were made ot 0 tile the observations of 0 his stair of workers and modern astronomers astrodome astro nome have expressed surprise at the he able information thus collected the ruler responsible for these interesting instruments died in 1713 1743 17 13 and hi his wives concubines and science expired with him on his funeral pyre |