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IND-IIA-F186 · Fond · 17-07-1901

This fond contains letters, annual expenditure reports and bills of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories. It also contains correspondence of John Eliot,Charles Michie Smith and R.E.V.Arbuthnot during July 1901 to March 1903 regarding the index slip, meteorological summaries, seismological reviews and disturbances and other reports like annual expenditure, bills, and telegraphs. It has a report on the condition and proceedings of the government observatory, Colaba, written by N.A.F.Moos. It also has letters from the Royal Society of India, H. Grubb, J. Larmer, R. Fuess, William Butler and Charles P. Butler to the Meteorological Department and Kodaikanal & Madras Observatory.

Eliot, John
IND-IIA-F009-I04 · Item · 14-07-1903
Part of Correspondence of Charles P. Butler

The letter was from Charles P. Butler toJohn Eliot, the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903. This reply letter states that it was impossible to take one of the present solar physics observers from duty and devote him to magnetic work.

Butler, Charles P.
IND-IIA-F009-I06 · Item · 27-10-1903
Part of Correspondence of Charles P. Butler

The letter was from Charles P. Butler to John Eliot the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, Simla, in 1903. The letter is about increasing the power of the apparatus used for sun-spot spectra of Kodaikanal Observatory.

Butler, Charles P.
IND-IIA-F009-I12 · Item · 21-12-1903
Part of Correspondence of Charles P. Butler

The item was to inform The Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories that the specimens of the sunshine cards printed from Lawrence Asylum Press, Madras, during each year 1901-02 and 1902-03 have been sent to the office as per the request.

Butler, Charles P.

This letter is from John Eliot to the acting Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories regarding a despatch of a parcel through the railway containing spare Kodaikanal instruments, which are mentioned in this letter.

Eliot, John
IND-IIA-F010-I01 · Item · 07-07-1903
Part of Correspondence of Gilbert T. Walker

The letter was written in response to a request from Prof. Birkeland, University of Christiana, for the materials needed for his research. He had requested copies of photograms made on thirty specified days. Gilbert T. Walker signed on behalf of The Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and the Director General of Indian Observatories.

Walker, Gilbert T.
IND-IIA-F003-I31 · Item · 20-08-1903
Part of Observation notes on earthquake records by Milne Seismograph

This letter is about sending a copy of the record of the Seismic disturbances obtained from the seismograph in use at the Alipore Observatory for the half year from 1st January to 30th June 1903 together with photocopies.

Walker, Gilbert T.