Méchain, Pierre François André, 1744 - 1804 (astronomer)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on Ceres, 1802 - 1803
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/120
Scope and Contents
Loose letters, printed matter, calculations and sketches of Ceres.i. Calculations, apparently for determining the elements of Ceres' orbit.ii. Geocentric motion of Ceres, 1801-1803.iii. Printed German account of Giuseppe Piazzi's discovery of Ceres, complete with ephemeris, relative positions of the planets, chart and corrections to the observations, 1801.iv. Maskelyne's account and details of the minor planet Ceres, 17 February 1802.v. Calculations...
Dates:
1802 - 1803
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Determination of latitude and longitude, 1772 - 1806
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/159
Scope and Contents
Papers concerned with determining longitude and latitude at sea, with miscellaneous observations.
Dates:
1772 - 1806
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).