Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer)
Found in 105 Collections and/or Records:
Account of Observations of the Transit of Venus, 1881
'Account of Observations of the Transit of Venus, 1874, December 8 ... and of the Reduction of the Observations', edited by Sir G.B. Airy, and printed by H.M.S.O.
Annual Meetings, 1881-1890, 1881 - 1890
Minutes of the Annual Meetings of the Board of Visitors, 1881-1890. The folder also contains a 'Memorandum on the Progress of the Numerical Lunar Theory' addressed to the Board of Visitors by G.B. Airy, 28 April 1883; an Address to the Board by the Astronomer Royal, 6 January 1887; and a copy of the manuscript of a proposed scheme by W.H.M. Christie for the increase of staff at the Royal Observatory, 4 June 1887.
Astronomical Paintings, Drawings and Other Representations, 1677 - 1990
Astronomical papers, 1639 - 1675
Clock errors and rates, 1833 - 1835
Computation of clock errors and rates and their application to the Sun, Moon, planets and stars, by Pond and G.B. Airy; notes on the positioning of the instrument.
Correspondence, notes and computations, 1835 - 1850
Correspondence of Henderson, Airy and Maclear, 1832 - 1842
Correspondence on charities, 1874 - 1921
Correspondence on clocks, 1879 - 1927
Correspondence on instruments, 1849 - 1854
Correspondence on instruments, surveys and publications, 1880 - 1929
Correspondence on leave, 1876 - 1910
Correspondence between the Admiralty and the Astronomer Royal concerning the latter's requests for leave of absence from the Royal Observatory. The letters relate to two Astronomers Royal: Sir George Airy and Sir William Christie. The papers include a summary of the leaves of absence taken by each Astronomer Royal.
Correspondence on Observatory manuscripts, 1875 - 1914
Correspondence concerning manuscripts at the Royal Observatory, including letters regarding the preliminary enquiries (1912) and the official visit (1913) of the Royal Commission on Public Records; a 1914 copy of 'Reprint of Schedules governing the disposal of public records relative to the Admiralty by destruction or otherwise, 1877-1913'; correspondence on G.B. Airy's alterations and reorganisations in the Record Room; and a rough list of material held in the Record Room, July 1884.
Correspondence on photographic star charts, 1887 - 1892
Correspondence on the Annual Visitation, 1858 - 1913
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory, 1845 - 1848
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory, 1870 - 1875
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory, 1827 - 1845
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory and Survey, 1849 - 1854
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory and Survey, 1855 - 1870
Correspondence on the Cape Observatory and Survey, 1875 - 1879
Correspondence on the Observatory and Herstmonceux, 1956 - 1959
Correspondence on time balls, 1879 - 1927
Correspondence regarding time signals, 1879 - 1893
Correspondence with the Admiralty, 1878 - 1891
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