Letters to Humphrey Lloyd, 1991
Scope and Contents
Around 150 letters from various correspondents to Professor Humphrey Lloyd, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin. There are numerous letters from G.B. Airy and Sir John Herschel. Other correspondents include well-known scientists, including John Couch Adams, A.D. Bache, David Brewster, Buys Ballot, John Challis and C.F. Gauss.
Dates
- Creation: 1991
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 item(s) (1 microfilm)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
An explanatory note by P.S. Laurie, 10 February 1965, is with the microfilm.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The letters were microfilmed by Dr Nathan Reingold of the U.S. Library of Congress. The microfilm was presented to the R.G.O. Archives in September 1999.
Finding aid date
2007-01-30 14:16:57+00:00
Subject
- Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Gauss, Carl Friedrich, 1777 - 1855 (mathematician, astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer) (Person)
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800 - 1881 (physicist and university administrator) (Person)
- Brewster, David, Sir, 1781 - 1868 (Knight, natural philosopher and academic administrator) (Person)
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