Colonial astronomy as an element of empire in British India
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Article Title | Colonial astronomy as an element of empire in British India |
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ERA Journal ID | 30599 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kapoor, R.C. and Orchiston, Wayne |
Journal Title | Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage |
Journal Citation | 26 (1), pp. 113-158 |
Number of Pages | 46 |
Year | 2023 |
Place of Publication | Thailand |
ISSN | 1440-2807 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2023.01.07 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciengine.com/JAHH/doi/10.3724/SP.J.1440-2807.2023.01.07 |
Abstract | In this paper we outline the efforts made by the East India Company, the British colonial authorities, visiting astronomical expeditions and expatriate amateur astronomers to establish astronomical observatories in India during the three centuries prior to Indian Independence in 1947. The focus of this paper is therefore primarily on the emergence of Madras, Colaba, Calcutta, Dehra Dun, Hennessey and Kodaikanal Observatories. But we also discuss the accomplishments of the Trigonometrical Survey of India, and various total solar eclipse and 1874 transit of Venus expeditions. |
Keywords | 1761 and 1769 transits of Venus; Indian colonial astronomy; Madras Observatory; Trigonometrical Survey of India; Colaba Observatory; Calcutta Observatory; Dehra Dun Observatory; Hennessey Observatory; Kodaikanal Observatory; 1874 transit of Venus; amateur astronomers; solar eclipses of 1868 |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 5101. Astronomical sciences |
Byline Affiliations | Indian Institute of Astrophysics, India |
Centre for Astrophysics | |
University of Science and Technology of China, China |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z260z/colonial-astronomy-as-an-element-of-empire-in-british-india
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