Madras Observatory
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The Madras Observatory was an astronomical observatory which had its origins in a private observatory set up by William Petrie in 1786 and later moved and managed by the British East India Company fro
Madras Observatory, 1880
The observatory c. 1838
Inside of the Observatory in Goldingham's time
c. 1925
N. R. Pogson
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Norman Robert Pogson, CIE was an English astronomer who worked in India at the Madras observatory. He discovered several minor planets and made observations on comets. He introduced a mathematical sca
Madras Observatory
…J.F. Tennant was in charge of the observatory and magnetic observations began to be made using vertical force and declination magnetometers. In 1861, N. R. Pogson became astronomer. Pogson was assisted by C. Ragoonathachary. In 1872, an accurate clock was added to the observatory and a telegraph line between the…
NR Pogson
Pogson in academic gown
Pogson's grave