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Stellar positions and proper motion, 1765 - 1822

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/213

Scope and Contents

Remarks and tables on proper motion and comparisons of star positions. The volume includes the apparent diameter of the Sun, Moon and primary planets as viewed from the Earth; changes in the obliquity of the ecliptic, 1668-1822, and that observed by the Arab astronomers, 832-1463; unused forms for observational results; proper motion of Arcturus in right ascension from Tycho's observations; rules on aberration of light in calculating the place of a planet; longitude of Cambridge, New England, U.S.A., deduced from Mercury; the heliocentric velocity of planets; the augmentation of the Moon's diameter from its altitude; a star catalogue, 1765-1769; and stars not in the British Catalogue observed by Edmond Halley, 1721-1730.

Dates

  • Creation: 1765 - 1822

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2005-11-07 11:40:59+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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