Instrumentation

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IND-IIA-F189-I13 · Item · 29-01-1912
Part of Correspondence from Poona and other Observatory

This is a reply letter about sanctioning the removal of all instruments belonging to the Poona Observatory to Kodaikanal. But if any of them are not of service to the observatory but are helpful to the College of Engineering Poona, they may be left for the use of the college.

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
IND-IIA-F200-I05 · Item · 07-07-1905
Part of Correspondence regarding clocks of Kodaikanal Observatory

This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the meteorological reporter to the government of India regarding a new clock for the Madras Observatory. It talks about the type,time and amount required for the making of the clock .

Walker, Gilbert T.
IND-IIA-F210-I19 · Item · 31-05-1905
Part of Correspondences related to Signaling Time from the year 1904 to 1923

This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories, stating that the midnight telegraphic signal did not reach me until some time after the date on which they were to be sent.

Smith, Charles Michie

This Letter is from the Director, Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the executive engineer Madura special division on the assessment of the observatory building. In this letter the director is stating that the assessment on the observatory building adopted for water and drainage tax is the same as that which has been previously accepted for the house tax. These taxes were fixed after a lot of discussions in 1904 and was finally decided on a single sum being fixed for the whole of observatory buildings.

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories

This is a letter from The Director Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the executive engineer Madura division regarding the municipal water and drainage tax previously sent. In this letter he states that there is no previous records on the subject regarding the taxes. The amount was settled between the director of Kodaikanal Observatory and the executive engineer without any documentation. It also states that he was unaware of the need for certificate from the executive engineer. The letter also states that the amount of house tax paid since April 1,1908 WAS .

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories

This letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Director General of Observatories, Simla regarding the micrometer eyepiece which was rebooked to Madras unopened as desired by the Deputy Director, Madras Observatory

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories

Letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Director General of Observatories regarding sending the lens details via mail. The specifications of the new lens are enclosed in this letter.

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories
IND-IIA-F210-I18 · Item · 30-05-1905
Part of Correspondences related to Signaling Time from the year 1904 to 1923

This is a letter from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Madras in Ooty regarding arranging to send 4 PM signalling at the new standard time and explaining the difficulties they are facing.

Smith, Charles Michie

This letter is from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to H. L. Nicholson stating his agreement to nicholson's previous letter of notifying about all the new constructions and alterations made to the observatory building through his department.

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories