dc.contributor.author |
Kapoor, R. C |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2011-09-14T13:28:47Z |
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dc.date.available |
2011-09-14T13:28:47Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-07 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 93-102 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5567 |
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dc.description |
Restricted Access |
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dc.description.abstract |
In this paper we present excerpts from the records at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics Archives that
show that T.G. Taylor, an astronomer at the Madras Observatory, was an independent discoverer of the Great
Comet of 1831 (C/1831 A1) on 7.00972 January 1831 UT, although John Herapath who first observed the comet
from Hounslow Heath (England) on January 7.25 is generally credited with the discovery. Taylor continued to
observe the comet until 20 February 1831, and his observations were duly published by the Madras Observatory in
1832. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University |
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dc.rights |
© Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University |
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dc.subject |
The Great Comet of 1831 |
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dc.subject |
Madras Observatory |
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dc.subject |
T.G. Taylor |
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dc.title |
Madras observatory and the discovery of C/1831 A1 (The Great Comet of 1831) |
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dc.type |
Article |
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