Auwers, Arthur Julius Georg Friedrich von, 1838 - 1915 (astronomer)
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Arthur von Auwers, 1915 - 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 96/1/5
Scope and Contents
Printed photograph.
Dates:
1915 - 1950
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Astronomical methods and instruments, 1866 - 1870
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/172
Scope and Contents
Letters and papers concerning new inventions; trials of improved instruments, especially the transit circle, Great Equatorial and altazimuth instruments; and improved techniques. The correspondents include B.A. Gould, C. Pritchard, E. Dunkin, E.J. Stone, L. Respighi, O. Struve, W.H.M. Christie, W. De La Rue, J.C. Maxwell, W. Huggins, S.J. Perry, A.V. Auwers, M.C. de Littrow, C.J.E. Wolf, A. Laussedat and J.R. Hind. There is a description and plans of the Great Equatorial Telescope;...
Dates:
1866 - 1870
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Astronomical methods and instruments, 1871 - 1873
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/173
Scope and Contents
Letters and papers concerning new inventions; trials of existing and improved instruments, especially the transit circle, altazimuth and equatorial telescopes; improved techniques; and adjustments to various instruments. The correspondents include W.H.M. Christie, G.G. Stokes, J. Glaisher, Sir D. Gill, C.V. Walker, G.M. Whipple, W. De La Rue, W. Huggins, A.C. Ranyard, F.A.T. Winnecke, J.T.R. Robinson, A.V. Auwers, A. d'Abbadie, Y. Villarceau, J.R. Hind, W.B. Clarke and Sir W. Thomson. There...
Dates:
1871 - 1873
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Comparisons of north polar distances, 1878 - 1879
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/199
Scope and Contents
Comparisons of north polar distances in the first and second seven year and nine year star catalogues and for circumpolar stars, with corrections to those comparisons. There is a catalogue of 384 transit stars and a short paper by A.M.W. Downing on refraction. The correspondents include W.H.M. Christie, A. d'Abbadie, J.R. Hind, A.V. Auwers, C.P. Smyth, T.H. Safford, E. Dunkin and O. Struve.
Dates:
1878 - 1879
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Correspondence on longitudes and latitudes, 1873 - 1903
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/258
Scope and Contents
Letter and observations from Captain W.J. Wharton regarding the results of his experiment to find the longitude of Malta from Gibraltar, 1873.Printed paper on the galvanic determination of the difference in longitude between Bombay and Malta, 1874.Newspaper cutting from the 'South Australian Advertiser', 19 February 1889, regarding Australian longitudes.Correspondence on marking Major Darwin's longitude station at Singapore, 1891-1892.Miscellaneous...
Dates:
1873 - 1903
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Correspondence on observations given, 1893 - 1899
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/179
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Correspondence with Dr J. Pulisa, Vienna, concerning errors in lunar places, February 1893.Letter from the Danish Hydrographer requesting errors of the Moon's place for September 1893, the reply enclosing this information, and the Hydrographer's acknowledgement, 1894.Correspondence with Miss Eleen S. Alkins concerning whether Virgo and Scorpius are one constellation, 1894.Correspondence with the Radcliffe Observatory concerning errors in clock stars and the angles for...
Dates:
1893 - 1899
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Correspondence on observations given, 1889 - 1907
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/181
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning observations given to the Northern Rifle Association, U. Levau, Mr Spencer, A. Stubbs, J. Franz, H.P. Slade, Mr MacKenzie, Mr Jackson, Mr Dawes and Mr Hutchinson, 1889. The topics include the Sun's position at Wimbledon; Vesta, 1887-1888; the azimuth of the Sun and Moon in west London; sunrise near Paris; the full Moon, January and February 1891; observations of a lunar crater; measures of Mars and Saturn; an equation of time; the meeting of Mars and Saturn; and the...
Dates:
1889 - 1907
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Correspondence on the Southern Durchmusterung, 1879 - 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/136
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of David Gill with various individuals regarding work on the Southern Durchmusterung, divided into sections by correspondent:Professor J.C. Adams, Cambridge, 13 March 1888.Dr A. Auwers, Berlin, 9 May - 1 June 1887.A.A. Common, Ealing, 20 June 1887 - 7 July 1899.Thomas Dollmeyer, London, 21 November 1882 - 9 November 1887.T. and P. Henry, Paris, 13 February - 20 May 1885.M.L. and W. Huggins, London, 22 January 1883 - 25 September...
Dates:
1879 - 1890
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Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1868 - 1878
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/278
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on instruments used in observing the transit of Venus. The correspondents include W.B. Birt, A.V. Auwers, A. de Morgan, W. De La Rue, W. Huggins, J.N. Lockyer, Miss Naylor, Mr Troughton and W. Simms. The papers include thermometer examination certificates issued by Kew Observatory; lists of instruments used in the transit of Venus observations; reports on the Altrincham (Naylor) and Hartwell (Lee) Equatorials; an illustrated single page catalogue of the theodolites made by Mr...
Dates:
1868 - 1878
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Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1868 - 1876
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/711
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding admissions to visit the Royal Observatory. The volume is divided broadly into requests by the Admiralty to visit the Royal Observatory, introductions on behalf of visitors, personal requests to visit the Observatory, and instructions to assistants on receiving guests. The correspondents include F.J.O. Evans, G.H. Richards, R. Hall, T.H. Stafford, A. Cayley, J. Glaisher, F.N.M. Moigno, O. Struve, E.J. Routh, T.A. Hirst, F.A.T. Winnecke, W. Spottiswode, E.J.A. Gautier,...
Dates:
1868 - 1876
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Correspondence with astronomers, 1883 - 1890
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/194a
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with a various astronomers worldwide, including A. Auwers of Berlin, W.L. Elkin and J.C. Kapteyn.
Dates:
1883 - 1890
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Discussion of star places, 1847 - 1868
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/196
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the position and identity of stars, variable motions of stars, computations of star's positions, lists of stars and comparisons of stars and nebula. There are brief papers by G.P. Bond on a companion star to Sirius and a list of new nebulae and star clusters, 1847-1863, as observed at Harvard Observatory, U.S.A. There are also French circulars on nebulae, a list of stars observed on the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, and French ephemerides of fundamental stars. The...
Dates:
1847 - 1868
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Discussion of star places, 1864 - 1874
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/197
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the formulation of star catalogues, listings of stars, observations of circumpolar stars, corrections to star positions, double stars and work on nebulae and star clusters. There is a paper of nebulae and star clusters as observed at Bangalore, India, and a piece by R.A. Proctor from the 'Scientific Review' on the Great Nebula in Orion. The correspondents include F.W.A. Argelander, A. Wagner, A.R. Clarke, A.V. Auwers, W.H.M. Christie, E. Dunkin, F.A.T. Winnecke, S. Newcomb,...
Dates:
1864 - 1874
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Discussion of star places, 1874 - 1878
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/198
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the position and identity of stars, requests for star places, lists of stars and references to previous works on star positions. There are observations of clock stars, comparisons of stars, determination of the Greenwich latitude from observing circumpolar stars, two pictures representing zodiacal light, a paper on observing lists of stars, and a piece on double stars in 'English Mechanic' and 'World of Science'. The correspondents include A.V. Auwers, R. Copeland, Sir D....
Dates:
1874 - 1878
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Investigation of circle errors, 1882
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 59/26
Scope and Contents
An investigation of the combined flexure and division errors of the Hillfoot Observatory meridian circle in terms of A. Auwers's system of declinations. The volume is undated, but probably originates from the early 1880s.
Dates:
1882
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Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1862 - 1863
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/254
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from H. Airy, Sir G.C. Lewis, Dr W. Whewell, W. De La Rue and A.V. Auwers. The subjects covered include ancient astronomy; a cutting on solar spots from 'The London Review', 4 May 1861, including diagrams, with related correspondence; correspondence and a circular on a set of lunar photographs; a galley proof of a meeting of the Ashmolean Society concerning Mars; diagrams of Jupiter; diagrams of Saturn; a newspaper...
Dates:
1862 - 1863
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Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1863 - 1865
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/255
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from Sir J.F.W. Herschel, the Earl of Rosse, W. De La Rue, W. Lassell, A.V. Auwers, F.A.T. Winnecke, C.P. Smyth and J. Nasmyth. The subjects covered include the fixation of the First Meridian; the statues of the Heidelberg Astronomical Society; an account by G. Magnus of a notice on the constitution of the Sun; pages by H. Spencer from 'The Reader' on the constitution of the Sun; a circular in Italian from Vincenzo...
Dates:
1863 - 1865
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Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1865 - 1867
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/256
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from O. Struve, C. Abbe, A.V. Auwers, F.W.A. Angelander, C. Pritchard, A. de Morgan and W. De La Rue. The subjects covered include the zodiacal light; the construction of the Sun; the structure of the Sun's photosphere, with photographs; the hypothesis of a giant black Sun with a small bright spot, with a photograph; two outline lunar maps and a catalogue of 203 objects by W. Birt; the lunar crater Linne; the lunar Mare...
Dates:
1865 - 1867
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Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1871 - 1873
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/259
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from O. Struve, Professor Clerk Maxwell, W.R. Birt, A.V. Auwers, J. Challis and W. De La Rue. The subjects covered include a photograph of the Sun; solar protuberances, in a letter from P.A. Secchi printed in 'The Mechanics Magazine'; C.A. Young's 'Bright Lines in the Spectrum of the Chromosphere'; Christie's paper on 'The Constitution of the Sun's atmosphere and Corona'; solar spectroscopy; W.R. Birt's lunar work;...
Dates:
1871 - 1873
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1846 - 1897
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/247
Scope and Contents
(1) Letters regarding the existence of Neptune, 1846-1878Duplicate copies of collected correspondence on the investigations of J.C. Adams and U.J.J. Le Verrier into the existence of Neptune and in particular of the ensuing controversy over the name of the planet. There are also other letters concerning the minor planets and mathematical formula for their orbits, the Moon's equation and lunar acceleration. The correspondents include J.C. Adams, Sir George Airy, F.N.M. Arago, J....
Dates:
1846 - 1897
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1834 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/248
Scope and Contents
(1) Correspondence, 1834-1895Correspondence regarding J.C. Adams and other subjects, as follows:Index to correspondence, 1895.C. Taylor's suggestion of a memorial to J.C. Adams at Westminster Abbey, 1892.D. McAlister's proposal for a publication of J.C. Adams's papers, with lists of important correspondence, 1892-1893.Notes on correspondence in the Royal Observatory records regarding the search for Neptune, 1834.Notes from J.F.W. Hershel's...
Dates:
1834 - 1912
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1862 - 1869
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/381
Scope and Contents
Airy's miscellaneous personal correspondence on scientific and non-scientific topics, including a great number of obituaries and memoirs of fellow scientists. The correspondents include C. Abbe, J.C. Adams, A.V. Auwers, G.P. Bond, A. Caswell, W.H.M. Christie, A. d'Abbadie, A. de Morgan, W. De La Rue, H.A.E.A. Fay, J.D. Forbes, W.J. Foerster, J.G. Galle, B.A. Gould, W. Huggins, W.R. Hamilton, P.A. Hansen, A.S. Herschel, J.F.W. Herschel, J.R. Hind, A.W.V. Hofmann, U.J.J. Le Verrier, J.H.V....
Dates:
1862 - 1869
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1864 - 1872
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/382
Scope and Contents
Airy's miscellaneous personal correspondence on scientific and non-scientific topics, including a great number of obituaries and memoirs of fellow scientists. The correspondents include A.V. Auwers, C.T. Beke, W.B. Carpenter, J. Baxendell, H.E. Roscoe, A d'Abbadie, E. Dunkin, A. Cayley, W.H.M. Christie, C.E. Delaunay, E.J. Routh, H.A.E.A. Fayé, P.G. Tait, G. Forbes, E.J.A. Gautier, B.A. Gould, R. Grant, W. Harkness, J.F.W. Herschel, A.S. Herschel, C. Pritchard, J.N. Lockyer, W. Huggins,...
Dates:
1864 - 1872
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1873 - 1875
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/383
Scope and Contents
Airy's miscellaneous correspondence with, among others, J.C. Adams, A.V. Auwers, E. de Beaumont, C.T. Beke, Sir D. Brewster, B.C. Brodie, A d'Abbadie, W. De La Rue, A. de Morgan, G.B. Donati, E.J.A. Gautier, B.A. Gould, W.R. Hamilton, P.A. Hansen, C. Hansteen, J.F.W. Herschel, J.N. Lockyer, J.H. Malder, S. Newcomb, C. Pritchard, L.A. Quetelet, M. Sequin, D.A. Silveira, O. Struve and C.B. Vignoles. The papers include notices of the deaths of several eminent people, including non-scientists,...
Dates:
1873 - 1875
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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1875 - 1878
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/384
Scope and Contents
Airy's miscellaneous correspondence with, among others, A. d'Abbadie, A.V. Auwers, F.W. Bessel, G.B. Donati, H.A.E.A. Fayé, E.J.A. Gautier, B.A. Gould, A. Hall, E. Heis, T. Henderson, N.R. Pogson, C. Pritchard, O. Struve, E.W.L. Temple, F.F. Tisserand, C.B. Vignoles, C. Wheatstone and W. Whewell. The papers include notices of the deaths of several eminent people, including non-scientists; testimonials to others; and correspondence on memorials for earlier scientists. There are also two...
Dates:
1875 - 1878
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