Biography of indian scientist aryabhatta institute
Biography of indian scientist aryabhatta institute
Indian scientist information.
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
Research institute in Nainital, India
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) is a research institute in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India which specializes in astronomy, solar physics, astrophysics and atmospheric science.[2] It is an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
[3] The institute is situated at Manora Peak (elevation 1,&#;m or 6,&#;ft), about 9 kilometres (&#;mi) from Nainital, headquarters of Kumaon division.[4]
The astronomical observatory is open to the public on afternoons, and on occasional moonlit nights with prior permission.[5]
History
The institute was started on 20 April under the supervision of Dr.
A. N. Singh as Uttar Pradesh State Observatory (UPSO) in the premises of the Government Sanskrit College, presently known as Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.[