Instrumentation

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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
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
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-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-F206-I09 · Item · 30-08-1922
Part of Correspondence related to Nizamiah Observatory during 1917-1923

This letter is from The Director of Solar Physics Observatory to the Director-General, India Store Department, regarding the repairing of an Astronomical Object Glass 12" diameter for the Director of the Nizamiah Observatory, Hyderabad, Deccan proposed by an expenditure of 225. Also, the re-figured lens had been shipped in the S.S. "Mahanada."

Kodaikanal Solar Observatory

A letter from the Director stating the change in focal length of the lens in question is not likely to be found seriously objectionable, if the lens proves satisfactory in other respects

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories

This letter is from the Director to Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India & Director General of Indian Observatories replying to letter 1796/s dated 24th August, 1905 mentioning that he will take necessary steps to have list of the instruments in the Madras Observatory included in future reports

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories
IND-IIA-F210-I03 · Item · 24-12-1910
Part of Correspondences related to Signaling Time from the year 1904 to 1923

This letter is from the Director to the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary to the Adjutant General in India regarding firing the 8 PM gun at Fort St. George at Madras at Military expense and the General Officer Commanding the 9th Division (Secunderabad).

Smith, Charles Michie

A letter from the Director to the Director General of Observatories stating that the cheaper of the two classes of wedges offered by Hilger is quite good enough for the purpose for which they were required

Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories