Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Benares” in chapter 4, entry dial of Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia:
...destitute of modern innovations, such as glass lenses and finely graduated metallic scales.
Dr. Hooker, in his Notes in Bengal, Nepaul, etc, gives sketches of the sun-dials in the Observatory of Benares .
This observatory was built by Jey Sing, Rajah of Jayanagar, upwards of 200 years ago. His skill in mathematical science was so great that the Emperor Mohammed Shah employed him to reform the calen...
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