Fond IND-IIA-F019 - Photograph of Shelton Clock - 1786

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IND-IIA-F019

Sarlavha

Photograph of Shelton Clock - 1786

Sanalar

  • 1786 (Yaratish)

Tavsif darajasi

Fond

Hajm va tashuvchi

1 framed photograph

Kontekst soha

Yaratuvchi nomi

Biografik tarixi

William Petrie (1747– 1816) was a British officer of the East India Company in Chennai (formerly Madras) during the 1780s, and was Governor of Prince of Wales Island (Penang Island) from 1812 to 1816. An amateur astronomer, Petrie helped found the first modern observatory outside Europe, the Madras Observatory.

Arxiv muassasasi

Arxiv tarixi

The collection was 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

Qamrov va mazmun

This fond was about pendulum clock used at the Madras Observatory manufactured sometimes in 1786. The clock is now in Kodaikanal Solar Observatory and still in working condition.

Baholash, o`chirish va rejalashtirish

The documents were transferred to the IIA archives and have been preserved

Kelib tushgan hujjatlar

Further accruals are not expected

Kelishuv tizimi

Arranged roughly by 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

Hujjat grafikasi

  • Latin

Language and script notes

The document is typed in English

Fizik xususiyatlar va texnik talablar.

The document is in good condition, and the texts are clear and readable

Finding aids

Aloqador materiallar sohasi

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

Aloqador tavsif birliklari

Aloqador tavsiflari

Izohlar sohasi

Alternativ identifikator(lar)

Foydalanish nuqtalari

Nomlar

Turlari

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Institution identifier

IIA Archives

Qo`llanilgan qoidalar va/yoki kelishuvlar

Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition.

Status

Published

Level of detail

Complete

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Alifbo (belgilar)

  • Latin

Manbalar

Arxivchi qaydi

Processed by IIA Archives

Ro`yxatga olish sohasi