Father J. Richaud and early telescope observations in India

dc.contributor.author	Kameswara Rao, N
dc.contributor.author	Vagiswari, A
dc.contributor.author	Louis, C
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-06T07:12:13Z
dc.date.available	2005-12-06T07:12:13Z
dc.date.issued	1984-03
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 81-85	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/615
dc.description.abstract	Father Richard who discovered the binary nature of alpha Centauri from Pondicherry is probably the first person to use a telescope on Indian soil. A brief sketch of his life and astronomical contributions from India are presented.	en
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.subject	Double stars	en
dc.subject	Lunar eclipse	en
dc.subject	Comets	en
dc.subject	Zodiacal light	en
dc.subject	Dark clouds	en
dc.subject	Fr J. Richaud	en
dc.subject	History of Astronomy	en
dc.title	Father J. Richaud and early telescope observations in India	en
dc.type	Article	en