Search Results for "magnetic crusade"
The Maharaja’s observatory
history of scienceInitiated in 1837 by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore, the Trivandrum Observatory had strong links with Fellows of the Royal Society, as Hirra Ateeq discovers.
Sabine at sea
history of scienceThe Royal Society's Edward Sabine correspondence is a treasure trove for research on everything from terrestrial magnetism to British activities in Africa, as Hirra Ateeq discovers.
Magnetism and Madras
history of scienceCataloguer Hirra Ateeq shares her discoveries from the terrestrial magnetism correspondence in the archives of the Royal Society, and tells the story of a remarkable Indian astronomer.