Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer)
Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:
Address to Royal Astronomical Society, 1836 - 1847
Comparisons of standard bars, 1834 - 1844
Confirmed minutes, 1823 - 1829
Correspondence on comets, 1832 - 1847
Correspondence on magnetic instruments, 1835 - 1848
Correspondence on magnetic observations, 1834 - 1848
Correspondence on reductions, 1833 - 1847
Correspondence concerning requests for reduced lunar observations, etc.; computation of the geocentric places of the planets; instructions and computations for planetary reductions; Bradley's reduced observations; and reductions of the minor planets. The correspondents include J.W. Lubbock, J.C. Adams, W.S. Stratford, J.F. Encke, F. Baily, J. Challis and P.A. Hansen.
Correspondence on Royal Astronomical Society, 1836 - 1848
Correspondence on standards, 1873 - 1876
Official and general correspondence on standards, including correspondence on the 'International Commission of the Metre'; a paper describing a 'New subdivided Standard Yard and Comparing Apparatus for the use of Local Inspectors of Weights and Measures'; and a paper by M. Fizeau on the determination of the co-efficient of linear expansion of F. Baily's metal using his expansion measuring apparatus.
Correspondence on the Groombridge Catalogue, 1809 - 1845
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1835 - 1848
Correspondence with Nautical Almanac Office, 1827 - 1848
Correspondence with the Standards Commission, 1838 - 1848
Correspondence with the following members of the Standards Commission: F. Baily, C.R.D. Bethune, F. Gilbert, Sir J.F.W. Herschel, Sir J.W. Lubbock, J.G.S. Lefevre, W.H. Miller, the Marquis of Northampton, the Revd G. Peacock, the Revd R. Sheepshanks and Lord Wrottesley. The volume includes copies of printed papers from the Standards Commission and several diagrams of spirit barrels.
Correspondence with tradesmen, 1841 - 1844
Correspondence with tradesmen, initials N-W, including letters from booksellers; coal merchants; builders; chandlers; instrument makers (particularly Troughton and Simms); stationers; opticians; parcel carriers; engineers; and carpenters. The letters cover requests; accounts; bills; receipts; tenders; invoices; routine repairs; adjustments; improvements; and shutters for observing domes. There are letters from F. Baily, J. Glaisher and J.H.V. Vian.
Correspondence with tradesmen, 1845 - 1847
Discussion of star places, 1756 - 1848
Correspondence on the positions of stars, with their errors, new discoveries, comparisons of star places (i.e. with the Tabula Regiomontana) and the motion of variable stars. The correspondents include F. Baily, Sir F. Beaufort, J.F.W. Herschel, J. Glaisher, R. Sheepshanks, W.H. Smyth, T. Galloway, W.S. Stratford, J.R. Hind, W.R. Dawes, Sir G. Everest and W. Lassell. The papers also include various parts of star catalogues.
Errata in the Nautical Almanac, 1819 - 1829
Guardbook on Flamsteed's works, 1692 - 1717
Improvements in the Nautical Almanac, 1819 - 1826
Letter from Francis Baily to Sir Humphry Davy, 1824-03-31
On finding longitude by occultations of stars by the moon and by meridian transits of the moon.
Letter from Maclear (Biggleswade) to Francis Baily , 2 September 1828
Concerning methods of calculating longitudes and including mention of C. Babbage and T. Young. Annotated in red ink [by Baily].
Letters to Francis Baily, 1828 - 1843
Correspondence comprised predominantly of letters from T. Maclear or F. Fallows to F. Baily:
Lunar tables, 1702 - 1836
Lunar tables, compiled c. 1702-1712, with 'Directions how to Calculate the Moones true place' (203v-204v), and a list of eclipse observations for 1675-1712 (202v). There is also a letter from Francis Baily to G.B. Airy concerning the tables, 1836 (170r-171v). The volume is not in Flamsteed's hand, but there are occasional notes by him.
Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1835 - 1848
Miscellaneous correspondence, 1837 - 1850
Letters to Thomas Maclear from Timms, Gibbs, F. Baily, Taylor, G. Dolland, the Academy of Science in Paris and G.B. Airy regarding Halley's Comet, the printing of observations, instrument problems and their solution and other subjects.
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