Madras Observatory
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Indian Institute of Astrophysics: 'special cover', 1987-06-16
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 97/8
Scope and Contents
Special cover envelope addressed to Janet Dudley (RGO Librarian) from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Kavalur. One side is printed with an image of a stamp showing the Vainu Bappu Telescope Building and with an extract from a letter by William Petrie, founder of the Vainu Bappu Observatory; the other side has a printed image of an 1872 sketch of the telescope mount.
Dates:
1987-06-16
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Papers on the Indian Observatories Committee, 1890 - 1935
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/159
Scope and Contents
(1) General papersPapers and correspondence with the Indian Office, 1893-1901, including annual reports from observatory directors and a report by the Astronomer Royal on the reorganisation of Indian observatories.Correspondence with members of Indian Observatories Committee, 1894-1899.Correspondence concerning the meeting of 9 December 1903.Correspondence concerning the meeting of 16 May 1905.Correspondence concerning the meeting of 7 February...
Dates:
1890 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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