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Stereoscope
IND-IIA-F047 · Fond · 1986

This item was a optical instrument named as Stereoscope. Stereoscopes are apparently those optical devices that help to view the two images separately and with relaxed eyes. There are two types of stereoscopes as: lens or pocket stereoscopes and mirror stereoscopes. Lens or pocket stereoscopes are great for viewing the whole overlap area of prints up to 9 cm × 13 cm or parts of larger patterns. On the other hand, mirror stereoscopes were designed to accept standard 23 cm × 23 cm metric air photos and work well with A4/US letter-sized prints. Most models come with magnifying options up to eight times, which is pretty impressive. One cool thing about mirror stereoscopes is that they are large enough to allow the analyst to draw beneath them, so it is possible to trace objects identified in the stereoview with a pen onto one of the images or a transparent overlay. However, it's important to remember that this sketch wouldn't have the geometric properties of a map as it contains all distortions present in the base image.

Madras Observatory
IND-IIA-F174 · Fond · 1987

This fonds consists of newspaper clippings on the study of supernova phenomena.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics
IND-IIA-F062 · Fond · 1950

The book The elements of Astronomy deduce and from observations demonstrated upon the mathematical principles is written by J.Robertson. It was published in 1950

Robertson, J.
IND-IIA-F043 · Fond · 1850

This item was an instrument used in surveying land, alignment, testing, and calibrating optical Instruments. It is basically a refracting telescope. Whose optical elements tilt angles with high accuracy of the order of arcsecs.

Digges, Leonard
IND-IIA-F051 · Fond · 1829

The title of the book " Theoric analytique du system du Monde" translates to " Analytical Theory of the World System ". There are two volumes of this book. The first volume has seven chapters, and the second volume consists of 9 chapters. This book was written by G De Pontecoulant and published in 1829.

de Pontecoulant, G
IND-IIA-F071 · Fond · 1829

This item is Analytical Theory of the World System volume 2, written by French astronomer Gustave de Pontecoulant and published in 1829. It covers topics such as the movements of celestial bodies, equations of motion, and other aspects of celestial mechanics. It has 506 pages.

de Pontecoulant, G
IND-IIA-F065 · Fond · 1834

French astronomer Gustave de Pontecoulant wrote the Analytical Theory of the World System volume 3, part I has pages from "i-xxiv, 1 - 230" and part II has pages from "231 - 566". It was published in 1834. It contains mathematical and scientific explanations of various phenomena related to celestial bodies and their movements. The book covers topics such as the orbits of planets, perturbations caused by gravitational influences, calculations of constants and coefficients, expressions for perturbing forces, and equations for determining the elements of orbits.

de Pontecoulant, G