Tamil Nadu Timeline

Nungambakkam

3 events, 1802 to 1915.

  1. 1802

    1. 1802Science Technology

      Goldingham sets Madras time

      Astronomer John Goldingham of the Madras Observatory fixed Madras time at 5 hours 21 minutes ahead of Greenwich.

  2. 1830

    1. 15 Sep 1830Science Technology

      Thomas Glanville Taylor takes charge of the Madras Observatory

      T. G. Taylor came to Madras as head of the observatory, where he compiled the Madras Catalogue of Stars.

  3. 1915

    1. 1915Education

      Women's Christian College founded in Madras

      Twelve missionary societies from Britain, Canada and the USA jointly founded the Women's Christian College in Madras in 1915.