IND-IIA-F088 1794 Madras Records IIA Archives 2025-08-20 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.9.0 2026-08-10 17:00 UTC English Latin Archival description is based on ISAD(G), second edition. 1794 Madras Records IND-IIA-F088 1794 1 bound volume IIA Archives EnglishLatin All the Annual reports in this fond are mentioned in English

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Madras M.S. Records was an important handwritten document maintained by M. Topping (1789-1796) and J. Goldingham (1796-1805), who were early astronomers of the Madras Observatory. The establishment of the Madras Observatory in 1786 was mentioned in this record.

Arranged chronologically according to the year of events

Topping, Michael Goldingham, John Annual reports Institutional affairs Kodaikanal (India) Madras (India)

All Annual reports are good in condition and printing is clear, some of them are handwritten and some are textual record

The Annual reports were transferred to the IIA archive have been preserved

The Annual reports were acquired from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

Further accruals are expected

The Annual reports were transferred from Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to IIA Archives

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The originals were located in IIA Archives

The original files are transferred to Bangalore campus, then processed and archived

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