Letter from the Secretary of the Science Section of the Coronation Exhibition, 1911 of the Art, Industries and the Resources of the British Empire to the Director, Royds of the Madras Observatory regarding the suggestion of Prof. Milne, F.R.S that the director should be written to with a view of forwading the copies of any seismograms of earthquakes, photographs of the effects of the earthequake.
Royds, ThomasBombay (India)
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This letter was written to the Director of Public Instruction, Poona, addressed to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory. The Director General of Observatories mentioned that there is no need for staff to transfer instruments. After settling all instruments, the Director will ask for further assistance if needed.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThe letter is from the Director of Telegraph Engineering to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory requesting to provide the magnetograms of any terrestrial magnetic storm of 22nd and 23rd March 1920. And the reply to it from the Director.
The letter is from the Director of Telegraph Engineering to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory, thanking for the previously provided magnetograms and enquiring whether it is correct that the violet disturbance in the horizontal force continued on the 14th and 15th of May according to the traces in the magnetogram.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThe letter is from the Director of Telegraph Engineering to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory requesting to provide the magnetograms for the whole duration of the magnetic storm started at 1:30 PM on 14th May 1921.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThis is a reply letter about sanctioning the removal of all instruments belonging to the Poona Observatory to Kodaikanal. But if any of them are not of service to the observatory but are helpful to the College of Engineering Poona, they may be left for the use of the college.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryIn this letter, the Deputy Traffic Manager mentioned that Thomas Royds can send the telescope by wagon by unbroken gauge route if he wishes, with proper packing. And also asked to advice the District Traffic Superintendent to make necessary arrangements to send the wagon through over the South Indian railway.
Royds, ThomasLetter from Sub Division Officer to Director of Kodaikanal Observatory regarding Brass Memorial tablet and requesting to acknowledge its receipt.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThis letter was asking a question on results obtained by John Evershed in connection with the displacements of the spectral lines of the Sun towards the red as suggested by Einstein's theory.
Evershed, JohnThis letter corresponds to a bill payment for Re.1-10-0 regarding the cost of the supply arrangements to Maharaja Takhatsingji Observatory through a telegram to the Director of the Poona Observatory from The Madras Observatory. It says that the telegram for sending to Poona cannot be paid to the Madras Observatory, as stated in article 1337 of Civil Accounts Cods, Vol II. So the Governor in Council has authorized the Accountant-General, Bombay, to arrange for its settlement in direct communication with the Accountant-General, Madras.
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