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Annual Reports on the Madras and Kodaikanal Observatories for 1905- 1921.

Annual Report on the Madras and Kodaikanal Observatories for 1860- 1904. Except the year 1875

Annual Report of the Kodaikanal Observatory for 1922 - 1971. Except for years 1936, 1938, 1953.

The book "An Elementary Treatise on the Lunar Theory with a Brief Sketch of the History of the Problem" was written by Hugh Godfray. Hugh Godfray (c1821-1877) first published his treatise in 1853, a year after he graduated from St. John’s College. Lunar theory would become central to George Darwin’s work, and he went on to form crucial theories regarding lunar acceleration, earth retardation, the earth-moon system, and the genesis of the moon. It was published in 1987

The book An Elementary Treatise on the Integral Calculus by Benjamin Williamson. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization. It was published in 1884.

The atlas contains maps of different towns and provinces in Southern India in 1854. It has 134 pages.

A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball was a work on positional or spherical astronomy. It was first published in 1908. It has 506 pages.The book covers various areas of study, including fundamental formulae, determination of coordinates, atmospheric refraction, the theory of cartography, and more. It assumes a good level of geometry and trigonometry knowledge from readers.

This fond includes a comprehensive catalogue of the main fixed stars compiled at the East India Company's Observatory in Madras.

This was a handwritten record of observations made at the Madras Observatory by J. Goldingham (1796- 1805). It records the correspondent eclipses of the first and second satellites of Jupiter at the Madras Observatory and of Musalipatam, which were determined by timing immersions and the emersions of the first and second Satellites of Jupiter. The record consists of 163 pages and is not in good condition.

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.