Quadrant, by Sonî Morârjî, Bhuj (Gujarat, India), 1815 | |
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| Inventory Number: | 23600 |
| Object Type: | Object |
| Persons: |
Sonî Morârjî (Maker (Signed by)) |
| Date Created: | 1815 |
| Place Created: | Bhuj Gujarat India Asia |
| Subject Classification(s): | Quadrants Navigation |
| Accession Number: | 1981-19 |
| Primary Inscriptions: | Sarma translates the two Sanskrit inscriptions as "Today, in the city of Bhuj, during the victorious reign of Mahārāja Rāu Śrī Bhāramalajī, this dhruvabhrama-yantra of Paṇḍyā Premajī, son of Śrī Paṇḍyā Vīrajī, was made [by] Sonī Morārajī." and "In the Saṃvat year 1872 of the reign of the glorious king Vikramārka, in the current year 1738 of Śālivāhana era, on Friday, the eleventh day of the dark half of Jyaiṣṭha. On this day the sun’s tropical longitude (sāyano raviḥ) is 3|0|0|0; equinoctial shadow (akṣabhā) 5|0; equinoctial hypotenuse (akṣakarṇa) 13; terrestrial latitude (akṣāṃśa) 22;30. This instrument [should be employed] always in Kutch, Saurashtra." |
| Provenance: | Purchased |
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| Material(s): |
Brass |
Narratives | |
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