This item was about the photo of Chintamanny Ragoonatha Chary (1840 - 1880). He was one of the first professional Indian astronomers who was attached to Madras Observatory. He worked with Captain Jacob and Mr.Pogson. He was well known for his work on variable stars, having discovered 2 variable stars, one R Reticuli 1871 and V Cephei 1878. He took an active part in two eclipses, total eclipse of the Sun 1868 and 1871. He was elected a fellow of Royal Astronomical Society in 1872. He brought out a pamphlet on the transit of Venus, This was not only in English but also in several vernacular languages.

Cassettes related to IIA

This item was about the brochure published by Department of Post. This brochure was published on 02-12-2008 for 500 paise. 4 lakh copies of this brochure were published to commemorate the centenary of the discovery of "Evershed Effect". It provides a brief detail about the "Evershed Effect".

The fond contains 3 books of Astronomical observations made at the honorable the East India Company's Observatory at Madras

The cassette contains Bicentennial Commemorative Public Lecture- 16 delivered by Prof. N. Kochupillai, Dept. of Endocrinology & Metabolism, AIIMS New Delhi

This document was about bibliography of Dr.M. K. Vainu Bappu's publications under the following headings, I.The Physics of the Sun, II. Physics of the Star, III. Physics of the Solar System, IV. Physical phenomena in galactic and extragalactic systems, V. Astrophysical Techniques.

Astronomical Observations Madras, 1792-94 was known as the "Annual Report of 1792". The manuscript volume was divided into three parts. The first part gives a detailed description of the observatory building supplemented with 12 hand-coloured figures of the various sections of the building. Figure 1 is the picture of the Madras Observatory. Parts 2 and 3 record the observations taken for the years 1793 and 1794, respectively.

Astronomical observations made at the honorable the East India Company's Observatory at Madras in the year 1843-1847 together with the recomputation of the Sun and Moon and planetary observations since 1831.

Astronomical observations made at the honorable the East India Company's Observatory at Madras under the superintendence of John Goldingham, Vol. IV

Astronomical observations made at the honorable The East India Company's Observatory at Madras under the superintendence of John Goldingham, Vol. III