Letters to Francis Baily, 1828 - 1843
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/29
Scope and Contents
Correspondence comprised predominantly of letters from T. Maclear or F. Fallows to F. Baily:
Dates
- Creation: 1828 - 1843
Creator
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Fallows, Fearon, c1788 - 1831 (astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
1 folder(s) (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2006-08-07 11:27:04+00:00
Subject
- Flamsteed, John, 1646 - 1719 (astronomer) (Person)
- Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) (Person)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713 - 1762 (astronomer) (Person)
- Herschel, William, Sir, 1738 - 1822 (Knight, astronomer and musician) (Person)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Smyth, Charles Piazzi, 1819 - 1900 (astronomer) (Person)
- Babbage, Charles, 1791 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist) (Person)
- Henderson, Thomas, 1798 - 1844 (astronomer) (Person)
Repository Details
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