Glaisher, James, 1809 - 1903 (astronomer)
Found in 83 Collections and/or Records:
Admiralty correspondence, 1855 - 1860
Astronomical methods and instruments, 1871 - 1873
Communications to the Royal Astronomical Society, 1905 - 1935
Correspondence on academic works, 1847 - 1850
Correspondence on galvanic communications, 1849 - 1853
Correspondence on Government grants correspondence, 1887 - 1926
Correspondence on Northumberland's telescope, 1833 - 1841
Correspondence on observatories, 1834 - 1847
Correspondence on planetary reductions, 1838 - 1847
Correspondence on planetary reductions, including official correspondence with the Government on grants for the reductions and accounts of money paid to computers. There are also reductions of Irish tide observations and accounts and receipts of wages paid out. The correspondents include J. Phillips, J.F.W. Herschel, Viscount Althorp, S.P. Rigaud, T. Spring-Rice, J. Barrow, J.W. Lubbock, F. Beaufort, J. Glaisher and E. Sabine.
Correspondence on pure mathematics, 1865 - 1868
Correspondence on reductions, 1838 - 1847
Correspondence with the superintendents of computations on the progress and problems of planetary and lunar reductions. There is a report on the state of planetary computations, and a report on the state of lunar computations and the amount of work performed by individual computers. The superintendents are J.W. Thomas, R. Main and H. Breen. There are letters by J. Glaisher and G. Fisher.
Correspondence on the Annual Visitation, 1858 - 1913
Correspondence on the Standards Commission, 1868 - 1871
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1835 - 1848
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1855 - 1860
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1861 - 1866
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1866 - 1872
Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1868 - 1876
Correspondence with computers, 1855 - 1860
Correspondence with, primarily, lunar computers concerning the engagement of computers, office regulations and the conduct of computers, occasional orders and tasks to be performed, testimonials, leave of absence, and accounts and salaries. The correspondents include Lord Wrottesley, J. Challis, R. Grant, M.J. Johnson, G. Fisher, J. Washington and J. Glaisher.
Correspondence with scientific societies, 1860 - 1863
Correspondence with scientific societies, 1863 - 1866
Correspondence with scientific societies, 1865 - 1868
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, 1848
Correspondence with tradesmen, 1849
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