Charles Michie Smith – founder of the Kodaikanal (Solar Physics) Observatory and beginnings of physical astronomy in India

Kameswara Rao, N; Vagiswari, A; Birdie, C

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dc.contributor.author	Kameswara Rao, N
dc.contributor.author	Vagiswari, A
dc.contributor.author	Birdie, C
dc.date.accessioned	2014-02-11T10:51:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-02-11T10:51:21Z
dc.date.issued	2014-02-10
dc.identifier.citation	Current Science, Vol. 106, No. 3, pp. 447-467	en
dc.identifier.issn	0011-3891
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/6546
dc.description	Open Access	en
dc.description.abstract	It has been about 115 years since the establishment of Kodaikanal Observatory as an extension of the original Madras Observatory, which has evolved into the present Indian Institute of Astrophysics at Bangalore. It is also the first mountain observatory in India. Charles Michie Smith was the man who selected the site, established the observatory and directed it for the first 12 years. He was also the man who recruited John Evershed, discoverer of the famous Evershed effect and established Kodaikanal Observatory as a major centre for solar physics. Michie Smith, the person and the establishment of Kodaikanal Observatory are discussed here in the context of the early studies in physical astronomy (observational astrophysics) in India	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/106/03/0447.pdf
dc.rights	© Current Science Association	en
dc.subject	Charles Michie Smith
dc.subject	Kodaikanal Solar Observatory
dc.title	Charles Michie Smith – founder of the Kodaikanal (Solar Physics) Observatory and beginnings of physical astronomy in India	en
dc.type	Article	en