Thursday, November 09, 2006

Jesuits and Jai Singh


Issue nr. 1 - Why was Jai Singh so interested in gazing at the stars? was there a hidden agenda or was he only looking for links to auspicious dates?

Issue nr. 2 - How far did the Jesuits influence the design of the Yantra Mandir Observatory in Jaipur? Was there really a scale model produced?

Issue nr. 3 - Where was the Jesuit's chapel in Jaipur? integrated in the Observatory? was it completely private?

Issue nr. 4 - Did the Jesuits try to convert anyone?

Issue nr. 5 - From Jai's court, who accompanied the Jesuit rector of Agra on the rajput's "scientific" mission to Portugal in 1727?

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