Papers on the International Astrographic Chart, 1879 - 1880
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of David Gill and related papers regarding the International Astrographic Chart, divided into sections by correspondent: Professor Bakhuyzen, Leiden; W.H.M. Christie, Greenwich; Ellery, Melbourne; Professor Foerster, Berlin; J.C. Kapteyn, Groningen; Lord McClaren, Edinburgh; Admiral Mouchez, Paris; Professor C. Pritchard, Oxford; H.C. Russell, Sydney; G.G. Stokes, Royal Society; O. Struve, Pulkova; H.C. Vogel, Potsdam; and the Royal Astronomical Society Committee. These sections are followed by correspondence concerning general astronomical photographic matters, including a committee to study and collect results of photography.
Dates
- Creation: 1879 - 1880
Creator
- From the Series: Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
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Finding aid date
2006-08-07 11:33:43+00:00
Subject
- Christie, William Henry Mahoney, Sir, 1845 - 1922 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Royal Astronomical Society (Organization)
- Gill, David, Sir, 1843 - 1914 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Pritchard, Charles, 1808 - 1893 (headmaster and astronomer) (Person)
- Stokes, George Gabriel, Sir, 1819 - 1903 (1st Baronet, physicist) (Person)
- Struve, Otto Wilhelm, 1819 - 1905 (astronomer) (Person)
- Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius, 1851 - 1922 (astronomer) (Person)
- Bakhuyzen, Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande, 1838 - 1923 (astronomer) (Person)
- Mouchez, Amédée Ernest Barthélemy, 1821 - 1892 (Admiral) (Person)
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