'Trevandrum Observatory...from the South West' mb-code 1237318 Daily Mirror Blackpool Week

Daily Mirror Blackpool Week

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'Trevandrum Observatory...from the South West' mb-code 1237318 Daily Mirror Blackpool WeekView of Trevandrum Observatory, from the south west. The main observatory is on the skyline: two other buildings, the Astronomer's House and the Meteorological Bungalow are marked on the print at 'VV' and 'V' respectively. The observatory was designed and constructed in 1837 by W. H. Horsley, a lieutenant in the Madras Engineers, under the patronage of Sri Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma (1813 1846) Maharaja of the State of Travancore [now