The Madras Observatory was founded by the British East India Company in 1786 in Chennai (then Madras). For over a century it was the only astronomical observatory in India that exclusively worked on the stars. Among the astronomers at the observatory were Michael Topping and John Goldingham. By 1899, it had been relegated to gathering weather-related data. The BEIC, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intention of favouring trade privileges in India. ... Chennai (Tamil: ), formerly known as Madras , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...
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