Solar physics at the Kodaikanal Observatory: A Historical Perspective

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2009-05-31

arxiv.org/abs/0906.0144v1

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History and Philosophy of Physics

26 pages, 7 figures To appear in "Magnetic Coupling between the Interior and the Atmosphere of the Sun", eds. S.S. Hasan and R

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This article traces the birth and growth of solar physics at the Kodaikanal
Observatory of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, India. A major
discovery took place here in 1909 by John Evershed who detected radial outflow
of matter in the penumbra of sunspots. Major developments at the Observatory
since its inception in 1899 as well as the scientific results are highlighted.

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