The letter was an instruction for using the repaired lens and asking to send a complete telescope to compare and make the repairing process simple.
Evershed, JohnKodaikanal (India)
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This letter was reply to letter D.O.No.2492 of 26th March 1923 mentioning that nothing very striking to send you in prominences. He sent copy of one of the best plates and 2 disc plates in K light to show rotation.
Evershed, JohnThe letter is from John Evershed to Messrs Adam Hilger regarding an order for three 60-degree flint prisms of the highest defining quality, two pieces of plane glass highest quality surfaces with one side polished, two pieces of plane parallel blue or green glass of good optical quality transmitting blue light but absorbing violet and ultra-violet. The letter mentions that the bill should be sent to the Director General of Observations in Simla, India.
Evershed, JohnThe letter is from John Evershed to Messrs Grindlay & Co regarding Delay in the arrival of periodicals. British journal of photography for january 1922 and british journal of photography almanac for 1922 are the periodicals mentioned in the letter.
Evershed, JohnThe letter is from John Evershed to Messrs Grindlay & Co regarding the rate of subscription yet to be paid. It states that an enclosed sheet has been sent by Societa Astronomica Italiani showing that the rate of subscription for the memoirs has not been paid yet.
Evershed, JohnThe letter is from John Evershed to Messrs T. Cooke and Sons Ltd regarding a 12-inch photovisual lens. It states the condition after cleaning and testing.
Evershed, JohnThis letter is from John Evershed to Mr Bhaskaran about the instructions to pack the 15-inch lens in a large case. He also mentioned that he had put castor oil between the component lenses to keep them perfectly adjusted and saved about 8 percent of light otherwise lost by reflection.
Strange, W. L.This letter was a discussion regarding displacements of the solar lines towards red are distinctly unfavourable to Einsteins theory.
Evershed, JohnThis letter is a reply regarding the sun's entry into Aries from the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to Pirojshaw H Daste. He states that the sun does not enter the constellation of Aries on March 21; it is called the sign of Aries on or about the date, and this entry coincides with the spring equinox. The date of entry into the constellation Aries slowly changes.
Daste, Pirojshaw H.This letter contains information about testing of the 15 inch lens on stars etc and finding something wrong in color correction.
Evershed, John