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This item was a stellar object requires two coordinates to locate it on the sky, as the sky is a two-dimensional plane. One of these coordinates known as declination. This is similar to the two co-ordinates viz. latitude and longitude, defining a point on the surface of the earth. The transit circle is an instrument used to determine the declination of stellar onjects. It consists of a circular scale kept perpendicular to the rotating axis of a telescope tube.

This fond contains materials related to John Evershed that contains general local office materials including letters of all local government and administrations, proceedings, reports to the government of India etc., A large portion of the collection series contains information on observations from various scientists.

The item is Letter from the Meteorological Department to the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, containing a copy of letter No.543/43 dated 27 Oct 1903 from the Officer in charge, No.26 Party (Magnetic) to the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, proposing a visit of 7 to 10 days to the Colaba Magnetic Observatory during the latter part of January and Kodaikanal during the following month.

The letter was about discussion on Schwarzehildd calculation for gravitational field round a small particle.

The letter was regarding the Sun charts prints that are not satisfactory as the negatives are imperfect. Therefore sending of original charts on cloth which are 26 inches in diameter are proposed by Evershed.

The letter was a confirmation of forwading a box containing 15 Sun charts which have been modified with the details of charts structure and required numbers of prints for each charts annually.

The letter was a reply to Evershed saying that there will be no difficulty in dealing with the 26 inch originals and requesting to provide necessary information.

The letter is from Gilbert T. Walker to Charles Michie Smith discussing about the enlargement of photos, the orientation of spectroheliograph, scientific instruments, and the sending of 'sun pictures' plates to Christie.

The letter was written by E. C. J. Bond who was the officer in-charge No. 18 party (Magnetic), Survey of India to the Director of the Madras and Kodaiknal Observatories, Kodaikanal. In this letter, he claims to have sent a registered parcel post to Kodaikanal that contained three strips of fine phosphor bronze fibre and four incredibly fine tungsten wires that could be used to suspend the magnetograph's declination. The letter was written in Dehra Dun in 1919.

Letter from E. C. J. Bond to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory about recording the magnetic observations