Madras observatory and the discovery of C/1831 A1 (The Great Comet of 1831)

dc.contributor.author	Kapoor, R. C
dc.date.accessioned	2011-09-14T13:28:47Z
dc.date.available	2011-09-14T13:28:47Z
dc.date.issued	2011-07
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 93-102	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/5567
dc.description	Restricted Access	en
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.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Centre for Astronomy, James Cook University	en
dc.rights	© Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University	en
dc.subject	The Great Comet of 1831	en
dc.subject	Madras Observatory	en
dc.subject	T.G. Taylor	en
dc.title	Madras observatory and the discovery of C/1831 A1 (The Great Comet of 1831)	en
dc.type	Article	en