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Papers of Caroline Herschel, 1936

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/170/2

Scope and Contents

2. Papers regarding Caroline Herschel's work on John Flamsteed's observations and catalogue (continued).

2/7.1. 'Errata and Memorandums on Observ. Cat. & Atl.'

2/7.2. Errata, 2nd copy.

2/8. A copy of Caroline Herschel, 'Catalogue of stars, taken from Mr. Flamsteed's observations contained in the second volume of the Historia Coelestis, and not inserted in the British Catalogue' (London, The Royal Society, 1798).

2/9. 'Flamsteeds Catalogue of Stars, their places brought to the Year 1790. Arranged in the order of Right ascension in their respective Zones of North Polar Distance.'

2/10. Caroline Herschel's copy of Flamsteed's 'Atlas Coelestis' (London, 1729), with annotations.

3. Various catalogues and indexes.

3/1.1. Temporary Index.

3/1.2. Another copy of 3/1.1.

3/2.1. Sweeps calculated for 1800.

3/2.2. 'A catalogue of the Stars observed in my Brother's Sweeps brought to the time Jan. 0. 1800. by the corrections given in Woll. Catalogue.'

3/2.3. 'A Catalogue of the Stars which have been observed by Wm. Herschel in a series of Sweeps; brought into Zones of N.P. Distance and order of RA for the year 1800, by applying the variation given with each respective star in Wollaston's or Bode's Catalogues.'

3/3. A book of reductions entitled 'Nebulae from Sweeps'.

3/4. New Double Stars, a catalogue of known double stars for ascertaining whether future observations are 'new'.

3/5. Notes on stars in the 5th and 6th 'unpublished' Catalogues of Comparative Brightnesses. The notes were apparently sent from Caroline to John Herschel.

3/6. Extracts from Bode's 'Jahrbüchern'.

3/7.1. Errata from Bode's 'Uranographia'.

3/7.2. Errata in Bode's 'Verzeichniss', a fair copy prepared by Caroline for John Herschel.

3/8. A presentation copy of F. Wollaston, 'A specimen of a general astronomical catalogue, arranged in zones of north polar distance' (London, 1789), with annotations.

4. Miscellaneous papers.

4/1.1. A letter from Lady Mary Herschel to Caroline Herschel, 27 July 1800.

4/1.2. An incomplete letter from Caroline Herschel to Lady Mary Herschel, 14 October 1824.

4/2. An incomplete copy of Caroline Herschel's autobiography.

4/3. Miscellaneous notes intended as a journal of observations made with the naked eye, 'but may now rather be called A place Book', including a list of the contents of William Herschel's published papers, together with other notes and biographical memoranda.

4/4. Miscellaneous notes entitled 'First calculations of C.H.'s observations'.

4/5. A copy of F. von Zach, ed., 'Monatliche Correpondenz' (1802), including a biographical note on William Herschel, annotated by Caroline Herschel.

















































Dates

  • Creation: 1936

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Extent

1 item(s) (1 microfilm)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

C 2/7-4/5

Finding aid date

2007-01-30 16:10:41+00:00

Includes index.

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