Chennai's Firsts: First Flight, Steam Car, Trains, Trams and the First Lift
From the 1837 Red Hill railway and Royapuram (1856) to electric trams, Simpson's 1903 steam car, the 1910 Island Grounds flight and a 1906 hotel lift: Madras's firsts.
The Madras Observatory: Chennai's Forgotten Window to the Stars
From Petrie's 1786 private observatory to Taylor's 11,015-star catalogue, Madras Time, Pogson's asteroids and the 1868 eclipse: the story behind Nungambakkam's granite pillar.