The instrumental Brahmin and the “half-caste” computer: Astronomy and colonial rule in Madras, 1791–1835

What did science make possible for colonial rule? How was science in turn marked by the knowledge and practices of those under colonial rule? Here I approach these questions via the social history of Madras Observatory. Constructed in 1791 by the East India Company, the observatory was to provide lo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	History of science 2023-09, Vol.61 (3), p.308-337
1. Verfasser:	Prashant Kumar, S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astrology Astronomy Computers Division of labor Labor Observatories Schools Taxation Time measurement Visual observation
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