GalileoMobile (Khagol Rath) 2nd to 13th of July 2012

Recently the team GalileoMobile project, in collaboration with IIA and the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium at Bangalore travelled to 12 villages/towns in Karnataka to reach and educate the school children to kindle their awareness and inspire them in pursuing the knowledge in Astronomy. IIA library actively participated in this outreach program and one of the library…

Transit of Venus
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Transit of Venus

From Hidden Collection…  The recent Transit of Venus that took place on June 6, 2012 drew lot of attention and interest among the public and scientific community. Historically this event is connected to Madras Observatory, as elaborate arrangements were made in the Observatory to observe the Transit of Venus that occurred in 1874 and 1882….