This letter was about the Bappu's application for admission into Harvard Observatory and the formalities discussed by Harlow Shapley.
Vainu Bappu, M. K.Letters
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This letter was about the M. K. Vainu Bappu's application to National Institute of Science of India. A testimonial from Shapley on Bappu's professional knowledge in observational, analytical astronomy and astrophysics and his work in observatories.
Vainu Bappu, M. K.This letter was about Harlow Shapley's words on M. K. Vainu Bappu's decision to go back to India. He also mentioned about the meeting of IAU in Rome, where Shapley wants to meet Indian scientists interested in astronomy and tell them that they should do two things promptly.
Vainu Bappu, M. K.This letter was reply to Dr.Bappu inquiry on "Texas Symposium in Relativistic Astrophysics" in detail.
Vainu Bappu, M. K.The letter is from H. T. Keeling, Executive Engineer Madura division, to the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory, forwarding plans and estimates for the porches for the laboratory and spectrograph rooms and requesting to forward those through the Superintending Engineer after countersigning.
Smith, Charles MichieThe letter is from H. S. Sales, Bridge Engineer, to John Evershed, Director of Kodaikanal Observatory, forwarding four drawings of the proposed astronomical observatory to be built in Lahore and further details.
Evershed, JohnThis is a letter from H.S.Northey executive Engineer Madura division to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the repairs to the observatory buildings in Kodaikanal. It contains estimates amounting to Rs.330 for special repairs to the observatory at kodaikanal with 2 domes, Rs.320 for repairs at Magnetic observatory in Kodai, Rs.110 for repairs to the Anemometer tower in Kodai, Rs.115 for special repairs at the sliding roof building both old and new in Kodaikanal and Rs.64 for photoheliograph buildings with dome at Kodaikanal
Northey, H. S.This is a letter from H. L. Nicholson executive Engineer Madura to The Director of Kodaikanal Observatory on municipal water and drainage tax on Kodaikanal Observatory building. It states that Rs.120 per annum assessed on the observatory building is less than the assessed amount in the usual percentage on the capital cost of the buildings and it also addresses the issue of separating the part inside from the part outside the municipality.
Nicholson, H. L.This is a Letter from H. L. Nicholson executive Engineer Madura to The Director of Kodaikanal Observatory on municipal water and drainage tax on Kodaikanal Observatory building. It is a reply stating that no documents are available stating how a single assessment was fixed on all observatory buildings at Kodaikanal. It also states that in reference to the executive engineer madura division there is no documentation or certification about the above stated issue for the past 7 years.
Nicholson, H. L.This is a letter from H. L. Nicholson executive Engineer Madura to The Director of Kodaikanal Observatory regarding new observatory buildings in Kodaikanal. This letter requests for the return of the plans prepared for the work which was countersigned before as it is delaying the preparation of estimates.
Evershed, John