Madras Observatory: The Beginning

dc.contributor.author	Kochhar, R. K
dc.date.accessioned	2005-12-07T10:48:07Z
dc.date.available	2005-12-07T10:48:07Z
dc.date.issued	1985-06
dc.identifier.citation	BASI, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 162-168	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/655
dc.description.abstract	We present evidence to show that the Madras Observatory-to which Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) traces its origin-was formed, and observations started, in the year 1786. We also discuss how the erroneous date of 1792 came to be generally accepted as the date of the formation of the observatory. We give chronology for the period 1786-1830.	en
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Astronomical Society of India	en
dc.subject	Madras Observatory	en
dc.subject	Indian Institute of Astrophysics	en
dc.subject	History of Astronomy	en
dc.title	Madras Observatory: The Beginning	en
dc.type	Article	en