Scope and Contents Notes on John Flamsteed intended to serve for a history of the Royal Observatory, comprised of an extract from the parish register of Burstow, Surrey.Notes on Edmond Halley intended to serve for a history of the Royal Observatory, comprised of a biography by F.W. Simms, an extract from 'The Weekly Visitor', and a copy of the inscription on his gravestone.Notes by F.W. Simms on Halley's Comet intended to serve for a history of the Royal Observatory.Notes by Airy on...

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Correspondence, catalogues, reports and notes on the instruments, books, maps and other moveable property of the Royal Observatory, including some correspondence with John Pond in his position as Astronomer Royal.

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Various papers on the history the Royal Observatory, probably written by John Pond.

1. Resumé of the careers of Nevil Maskelyne and Sir Jonas Moore, with a note on the death of James Bradley.

2. Summary of the history of the Observatory, John Flamsteed and Edmond Halley. This was originally the first part of no. 1.

3. Important dates in the history of the Observatory.

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Includes information regarding salaries of members and imprest monies, financial reports and correspondence with the Admiralty.

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Includes information regarding salaries of members and imprest monies, financial reports and correspondence with the Admiralty.

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A rough copy of quadrant observations, 1 January 1786 - 19 August 1811. The observations from 9 February 1811 were made by John Pond. The book also contains a rule to find how many seconds it takes a celestial object to pass through the wires in the mural quadrant; observed distances of the fixed stars from the zenith with the zenith sector, 1810; a chronology of repairs and adjustments to the quadrant, 1786-1808; and errors in observations of the Moon, 1804-1808.

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Transits and computations for the right ascensions of the Sun, Moon and planets, 18 July 1805 - 29 June 1812. Some of these observations were undertaken by John Pond.

Scope and Contents Copy of the Royal Warrant, 9 September 1830, and the report of the committee appointed by the Board of Visitors, 4 March 1831.Letter regarding the nomination of Captain W.H. Smyth as a Visitor, 1835.Correspondence on the erection of a Magnetic Observatory, 1836.Correspondence concerning the meetings of the Board of Visitors on 3 June 1837 and 4 December 1837.Letter regarding a grant of money for the expenses of the Visitors, 1837.Copy of the Royal...