Notebooks, with some additional loose sheets, containing calculations made at the Nautical Almanac Office by various assistants under Stratford's supervision, relating to Halley's Comet, 1835-1836, 1827-1838
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4236-4237
Scope and Contents
Includes a final proof of Ephemeris of Halley's Comet 1835-6 (Nautical Almanac Office, 30 December 1835), in which the first results of these calculations were published.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-1838
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 file(s) (2 files paper) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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