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IND-IIA-F198-I10 · Item · 12-07-1923
Part of Queries Sent to Various Observatories from 1906 to 1923

This is a letter from V.H. Vader to the Director of the government Astronomical Observatory Kodaikanal regarding some solutions for astronomical problems. There is a set of questions attached to this letter for the above-mentioned problems, along with an observation sheet.

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

The letter is from V. Balakrishnan Pillai, Divisional Officer, Dindigul, to The Director of the Observatory, Kodaikanal, asking to instruct the Tahsildar o Periakulam about what is to be done with the barometer left at the Taluk Office and intimate the fact to him.

Balakrishnan Pillai, V.

The letter is from the University Observatory, Oxford, to John Evershed regarding areas and numbers of prominences projected on the disc for the half year in Kodaikanal Bulletin and requesting the daily result.

Evershed, John

The letter is from the Under Secretary to the Government of India regarding the application for the additional allotment under Imperial Civil Works for the Madura Division for Quarters, Building to house photospectroheliograph, Porch and other repairs. The letter says the first three will be forwarded to the government for sanction, and money is allowed for Madura Division under Imperial Civil Buildings repairs.

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
IND-IIA-F003-I22 · Item · 15-04-1912
Part of Observation notes on earthquake records by Milne Seismograph

This letter is regarding enclosing of a copy of the trace of the Milne Seismograph for the Turkestan Earthquake obstained at the Solar Physics Observatory

Royds, Thomas

The letter is from Thomas Royds, assistant Director of Kodaikanal Observatories, to Gilbert T. Walker regarding the printing of Bulletin. It states that the recent half-tone block printed Madras experiments were unsuccessful and could have been more helpful. The blocks and printing should be done in England.

Walker, Gilbert T.

The letter is from Thomas Royds, assistant Director of Kodaikanal Observatories, to the editors of the astrophysical journal regarding a paper. It states that the manuscript of the paper on "The different character of spectrum lines belonging to the same series for its publication in the astrophysical journal.

Royds, Thomas