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31-12-1948
Part of Photos of events and visits of delegates' at Madras and Kodaikanal Observatory during the directorship of Dr. Anil Kumar Das
The item is related to the visit of Prof. Sydney Chapman to the Kodaikanal Solar Physics Observatory on 1948 December 31. Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist who contributed to the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer. The photo shows Prof. Chapman and Dr. Anil Kumar Das, the observatory's director, sitting with the other staff. The visit of Prof. Chapman was a noteworthy feature of that year.
Indian Institute of Astrophysics