Astronomy in Indian Architecture
Description: Astronomy in Indian Architecture Quiz | |
Number of Questions: 14 | |
Created by: Aliensbrain Bot | |
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Which ancient Indian text is considered the earliest known treatise on astronomy in India?
What is the name of the ancient Indian observatory built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the 18th century?
Which astronomical instrument at Jantar Mantar is used to measure the altitude of celestial bodies?
What is the purpose of the Jai Prakash Yantra at Jantar Mantar?
Which ancient Indian temple is aligned with the rising sun on the day of the spring equinox?
What is the name of the ancient Indian calendar that is based on the movement of the sun?
Which Indian astronomer developed the concept of the zero in mathematics?
What is the name of the ancient Indian treatise on astronomy written by Varahamihira?
Which ancient Indian astronomer proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system?
What is the name of the ancient Indian observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in Jaipur?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the concept of the mean motion of the planets?
What is the name of the ancient Indian treatise on astronomy written by Bhaskara II?
Which ancient Indian astronomer developed the concept of the precession of the equinoxes?
What is the name of the ancient Indian observatory built by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II in Ujjain?