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This article reports astronomical significance of two special sun-dials installed by Tipu Sultan in Sriran-gapatna in Karnataka, India. One sun-dial is situated in Jamia Masjid, a prominent mosque and the other is situated in Hyder Ali’s tomb, popularly known as Gumbaz. These sun-dials are very different from most known sun-dials in design and concept. Both the sun-dials are quite identical. The astronomical idea upon which these sun-dials were designed are explored and reported here.

Keywords

Analema, Local Time, Time Calibration, Stone Observatories, Sun-Dials.
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