The letter is from Gilbert T. Walker to the Director Kodaikanal informing about enclosing a copy from the Finance Department sanctioning thr transfer of the observer's house at Periyakulam together with its site to the Govt. of Madras free of cost.
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The letter is from John Evershed to Gilbert T. Walker replying to his letter about the transit room to be built on the Sion hills, he write his suggestions and return the plan diagram.
Evershed, JohnJohn Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory, wrote this letter to Gilbert T. Walker, assuming they might be getting the prism from Poona Observatory. He mentioned sending correspondence about the new micrometer and a specification. He devised another much simpler method of reducing moonlight comparable with 1st magnitude stars, which seems quite successful. He also proposed purchasing a Hartmann machine from private funds to save time and trouble.
Walker, Gilbert T.This letter was written by Kavasji Dadabhai Naegamvala to the Director of the Kodaikanal Observatory about the transmission of enlarging apparatus and a micrometer microscope under instructions from the Director of Public Instruction, Poona.
Naegamvala, Kavasji DadabhaiIn 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, ThomasThis 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 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.
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 ObservatoryThis letter is from Thomas Royds to the Director General of Observatories stating new works regarding new buildings for Poona instruments. In this letter, the Superintending Engineer asked for 10,000 from the Madras Government for buildings.
Royds, ThomasThis letter contains a proposal to close the Observatory at Poona and transfer the instruments to Kodaikanal, as instructed by the Bombay Government and also provides the details of three staff members who can be transferred if their services are required at Kodaikanal.
Sharp, W. H.