Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur' has mentioned 'Sun' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The observatory consists of nineteen instruments for measuring time, predicting eclipses, tracking location of major stars as the earth orbits around the sun, ascertaining the declinations of planets, and determining the celestial altitudes and related ephemerides. | WIKI |
| Chakra Yantra (four semicircular arcs on which a gnomon casts a shadow, thereby giving the declination of the Sun at four specified times of the day. | WIKI |
| )[9] Dakshin Bhitti Yantra (measures meridian, altitude and zenith distances of celestial bodies)[9] Digamsha Yantra (a pillar in the middle of two concentric outer circles, used to measure azimuth of the sun and to calculate the time of sunrise and sunset forecasts)[10] Disha Yantra Dhruva Darshak Pattika (observe and find the location of pole star with respect to other celestial bodies)[10] Jai Prakash Yantra (two hemispherical bowl-based sundials with marked marble slabs that map inverted images of sky and allow the observer to move inside the instrument; measures altitudes, azimuths, hour angles, and declinations)[2][9] Kapali Yantra (measures coordinates of celestial bodies in azimuth and equatorial systems; any point in sky can be visually transformed from one coordinate system to another)[5] Kanali Yantra Kranti Vritta Yantra (measures longitude and latitude of celestial bodies) Laghu Samrat Yantra (the smaller sundial at the monument, inclined at 27 degrees, to measure time, albeit less accurately than Vrihat Samrat Yantra)[10] Misra Yantra (meaning mixed instrument, it is a compilation of five different instruments) Nadi Valaya Yantra (two sundials on different faces of the instrument, the two faces representing north and south hemispheres; measuring the time to an accuracy of less than a minute)[10] Palbha Yantra Rama Yantra (an upright building used to find the altitude and the azimuth of the sun) Rashi Valaya Yantra (12 gnomon dials that measure ecliptic coordinates of stars, planets and all 12 constellation systems) Shastansh Yantra (next to Vrihat Samrat Yantra) This instrument has a 60-degree arc built in the meridian plane within a dark chamber. | WIKI |
| At noon, the sun's pinhole image falls on a scale below enabling the observer to measure the zenith distance, declination, and the diameter of the Sun. | WIKI |
| However, the penumbra of the sun can be as wide as 30xc2xa0mm, making the 1mm increments of the Samrat Yantra sundial devoid of any practical significance. | WIKI |