Bradley's Zenith Sector: draft and final prints, c.1866
Scope and Contents
Original drawings and prints for the publication 'Verification and extension of La Caille's Arc of Meridian at the Cape of Good Hope' by Thomas Maclear, 1866. Many of the prints are heavily annotated. Bradley's Zenith Sector was sent to the Cape Observatory in May 1837 for the verification and extension of La Caille's Arc of Meridian at the Cape of Good Hope. It was returned to Greenwich in 1850.
Dates
- Creation: c.1866
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
36 sheet(s) (7 plan chest folders)
Dimensions
Size range: 30 x 23.8 cm to 51.7 x 35 cm
Repository Details
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