This is the reprinted edition of the “Transit of Venus” original pamphlet published in 1874 by C.Ragoonath Chary. IIA library has redesigned the cover page and added the foreword by Prof.S.S.Hasan, Director, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore and brought out the pamphlet before the world wide event of Transit of Venus on 6th June 2012 and published under IIA Archives Publication Series.

This item was the photostate copy of the original pamphlet of "Transit of Venus" by C.Ragoonatha Chary published in English languages in 1874.

The photographic slides contain some images of Pogson's transit, Madras Observatory, Osmania University, Goldmigham, K D Naegamvala, Uranus painting(1977), the post-war development committee(1945), etc.

The item comprises observations made as Madras Equatorial Observations of transit of Mercury occurred on the 11th and 12th of November 1861 by N.R. Pogson. The document contains observational data and critical notes about the astronomical event. Mercury's transit across the Sun occurs when the planet Mercury passes directly between the Sun and a superior planet.

This letter was about three volumes of Transit Observations and Mural Circle Observations that had been stored some time at the Indian store depot have recently been presented to the Royal Astronomical Society

This item was about cover page of his treatise on Transit of Venus in Urdu.

The fond contain compilation of Photographs, Newspaper Clipping, Pamphlets, Correspondence to Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary and Transit of Venus.