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Celestial Mirror : the Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II /
"Celestial Mirror is a photographic book about India's 18th-century astronomy observatories, popularly known as the Jantar Mantars. Jai Singh's observatories are an extraordinary combination of architecture and science, putting elements of astronomy, astrology, and geometry into archi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2020]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Celestial Mirror : |b the Astronomical Observatories of Jai Singh II / |c Barry Perlus. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New Haven ; |a London : |b Yale University Press, |c [2020] | |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Time and space in the Jantar Mantars / by Anisha Shekhar Mukherji -- Explanation -- Site plans -- The instruments -- Immersion -- Delhi -- Jaipur -- Ujjain -- Varanasi -- Afterword -- First encounter. | |
| 520 | |a "Celestial Mirror is a photographic book about India's 18th-century astronomy observatories, popularly known as the Jantar Mantars. Jai Singh's observatories are an extraordinary combination of architecture and science, putting elements of astronomy, astrology, and geometry into architectural forms of exotic beauty. The book draws on author Perlus' extensive work in panoramic photography to create an immersive experience for the reader. The book also includes an introduction to Indian astronomy by conservation architect and scholar Anisha Shekhar Mukherji"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 588 | 0 | |a Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 18, 2020). | |
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