The fond contains Results of observations of the fixed stars made with the Meridian Circle at the Government Observatory , Madras
Pogson, Norman RobertKodaikanal (India)
1087 Archival description results for Kodaikanal (India)
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.
Airy, George BiddellThis letter informing estimate about the provision for wooden floors to the bedrooms also and for tiling the roofo the outhouses to the quarters
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThis item was about the photograph of Thomas Royds. Thomas Royds (1923-1937) succeeded John Evershed as the Kodaikanal Observatory Director in 1923 and retired in 1937.
Royds, ThomasThe item is a 6 inch transit circle. 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.
Madras ObservatoryThis item was about the second marriage invitation of Mr.N.R. Pogson. Isis Pogson was pleased to announce Mr.N.R. Pogson was going to marry with Miss Edith Silley on 25 October 1883 at 4 o'clock in St. George Cathedral.
Pogson, Norman RobertThis item is about the importance of the optical telescope and the location chosen for the observatories, such as Kodaikanal and Kavalur. The item also speaks of the importance of these weather conditions for astronomical observations.
Vainu Bappu, M. K.