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Letters from Arthur Burnet, 1921-06-06 - 1928-11-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 46/5

Scope and Contents

Letters from Arthur Burnet, University Observatory, Oxford, giving star positions, many details of planetary occultations of stars and Jupiter's satellites and the phenomena of Jupiter's satellites. There is mention of calculations for occultations by Saturn and Jupiter; the loan of copies of the 'Leeds Journal' and star catalogues; an observation of an occultation made by Steavenson on the Greenwich 28-inch telescope; a note for 'Popular Astronomy' and the 'Harvard Bulletin'; and Burnet's correspondence with Dr Backlund of Pulkova Observatory. In addition to Burnet's letters, there is a copy of a letter written to him by Comrie.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921-06-06 - 1928-11-20

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

27 page(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2007-04-18 14:18:04+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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