Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 14-01-1904 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 Laminated sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Horace Darwin (13 May 1851 – 22 September 1928) was a British engineer, inventor, and the youngest son of the naturalist Charles Darwin. Trained in engineering at Trinity College, Cambridge, he co-founded the Cambridge Scientific Instrument Company in 1881, which became a leading manufacturer of precision scientific apparatus. Horace designed and improved various laboratory instruments, including microscopes, micrometers, and devices for measuring atmospheric and physiological phenomena, helping to advance experimental science in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Repository
Archival history
The documents were transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The documents were acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This letter is from Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd. to The Director General of Stores regarding the dividing engine. If returned to them, they will clean it thoroughly free of cost, although they will not be responsible for either the carriage.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
The documents were transferred to the IIA archives and have been preserved
Accruals
Further accruals are expected
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically according to the year of events
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Researchers must sign IIA Archival access agreement
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is retained by IIA Archives
Language of material
English
Script of material
Latin
Language and script notes
The document is in English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The document is in good condition, and the texts are clear and readable
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The originals were located in the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
Existence and location of copies
The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Darwin, Horace (Subject)
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Latin
Sources
Archivist's note
Processed by IIA Archives