Show indian ruler famous for astronomical study there lived in india in the seventeenth century a ruler known as Ma maharaja maharajah Mah arajah baraja jal jai singh 11 II and being keenly interested in astronomy he be evolved a series of structure which though not now used for practical purposes constitute t alie h e m boost or t unique astronomical trono mical instruments in existence he appears to have collected all kinds of astronomical books and sent somi some workers to foreign countries to gather i information n form littlon having determined the kind of instruments required on which to make the necessary y record recording leg of the movements of the heavenly bodies he selected tive places in india as the centers in which the observations should he be taken the tha first he built at delhi land and then others IQ in jaibur benares and mathura SIa thura the observatories in delhi deihl and jaibur have been carefully restored in a addition to a number ot of metal instruments he erected large masonry in sE some soine of them as high as 90 feet beet very careful records werd were made of the observations of his staff of workers and modern astronomers have expressed sut surprise prise at the ifie valuable information thus collected the ruler responsible tor for these interesting instruments Insi died in id 1743 and his hi wives c concubines and science expired with ha him al i an on his funeral pyre |