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24-03-1986
Part of Newspaper clippings on issues related to the ancient discoveries in astronomy that were happened on Indian soil in early 17th century.
This item was about the French father named Richaud spotted the first comet in India in 1689 . He also made an important discovery of the double star Alpha Centauri in the southern skies using a telescope, marking the first use of a telescope in India. Additionally, he was the first to observe Halley's Comet.
Indian Institute of Astrophysics