[tz] Madras Observatory reports [RE: Fixed typos]
Gent, R.H. van (Rob)
R.H.vanGent at uu.nl
Sun Aug 20 12:39:37 UTC 2017
In the 19th century it was quite common for an astronomical observatory to also make meteorological and magnetic observations.
https://archive.org/details/meteorological1841to45madruoft
https://archive.org/details/magneticalobser00indgoog
The 19th-century Madras Observatory reports can be found at
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/historical.html
Rob van Gent
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To: Ice Karma (J. Connell) 「氷宿縁」; Time Zone Mailing List
Subject: Re: [tz] Fixed typos
On 08/20/2017 12:17 AM, Ice Karma (J. Connell) 7¿
wrote:
> I suspect "meterological" in the first diff hunk should actually read
> "meteorological", rather than "metrological".
It seems unlikely that the Madras Observatory was making weather reports.
I imagine the author intended to write "astronomical" measurements.
However, since it is written as a direct quote the mistake should be left as is, possibly with [sic]?
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Ice Karma
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