Stars

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This letter was about informing Gilbert T. Walker of sending a slide of the Nova Acquilae Spectrum with Arctururs above it for comparison taken at the Kodaikanal Observatory on the night of June 19-20.

Evershed, John
IND-IIA-F205-I01 · Item · 1898-05-11
Part of Correspondance related to Magnetic Observatory during 1898-1923

This letter was sent to the government astronomer from Major General C. Strahan, enclosing a copy from the Officiating Superintendent trigonometrical surveys asking about the redetermined places of certain circumpolar stars. Several of them have given very unsatisfactory results.

Strahan, C.

This item was about the French Father Richaud made the first astronomical discovery on Indian soil. In 1689, when he discovered the double star Alpha Centauri using a 12-foot telescope in Pondicherry. He also determined the latitude and longitude of Pondicherry.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

This item was about the investigation conducted by Society, they have found a possible relationship between C V Raman and S Chandrasekhar. According to their findings, S Chandrasekhar, who recently won the Nobel Prize, was a nephew of Sir C V Raman. The investigation also revealed that every member of Sir Raman's family has made some contribution to society in different ways.

Indian Institute of Astrophysics

This fond includes instrumental corrections implemented from 1883 to 1887. Additionally, it features distinct outcomes of observations and average positions of stars during the years 1883 to 1887. Furthermore, the fond contains a distribution list of Madras astronomical publications.

Pogson, Norman Robert