The fond contain correspondence regarding the Astronomical Observatory at Lahore. The letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories to the Registrar, Panjab University, Lahore, giving suggestions for the proposed Astronomical Observatory to be built in Lahore. The letter has suggestions about transit instruments and a 7-inch equatorial telescope. A sketch of the roofing complex is also attached.
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This letter discuss about equation of a hyperbola and their work.
Evershed, JohnThe letter was about acknowledging John Evershed for his invaluable help gave them. Further he was seeking help on two points that, one was having a coolie to climb up the pillar and unclamp and the second was spectrum of Sirius.
Evershed, JohnThe letter was to inform G. S. Chowla the dislikeness of Dr.Gilbert T. Walker for the clamping arrangement made in R.A., and asking for the required arrangement to take make the clamping arrangements right.
Evershed, JohnThe letter was reply to D.O.No.2440 of the 8th instant, the R.A. clamp at Lahore is intended to be used with two cords and it was explained to Chowla. Further he mentioned about transit instrument and chronograph are extremly shoddy and not in accordance with specification.
Evershed, JohnThis item was about the discovery that was made by the Nobel physicists S Chandrasekhar and William A. Flower. It outlines the award was presented to Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Flower for their distinguished work in astrophysics. The research involved the theoretical studies of the physical processes important to the structure and evolution of the stars by S Chandrashekar and the theoretical and experimental studies of the nuclear reactions of matter in the formation of chemical elements in the universe by William A. Flower. The prize was shared equally between the two of them. The article also mentions that the announcement of the award was made on S Chandrashekar's birthday, which is considered as a birthday gift to him for his Nobel work.
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