Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets, 1861 - 1863
Scope and Contents
Theories and other items on the Sun, Moon and planets, including letters from P.A. Hansen and Mr Cagley on lunar acceleration; correspondence with Dr Hincks on ancient eclipses of the Moon; correspondence on the reduction of the Madras planetary observations; the reduction of the Greenwich planetary observations, 1831-1835; the reduction of the Moon's semidiameter from occultations; correspondence on the diameters of the Sun; a letter from Dr Lehmann on the mean distances of the planets from the Sun; letters of observations on the transit of Mercury, 12 November 1861; the elements of the transit of Venus, 1874 and 1882, by J.R. Hind; a printed circular from C. Haase on the existence of unknown planets between the Sun and the Earth; a letter from G.P. Bond on the mass of Neptune calculated by R.A. Stafford; a letter from M. Foucault regarding his experiments on the velocity of light; a chart for the observation of Mars, 1862; a note on papers relating to the opposition of Mars; and correspondence on lunar tables. There are also newspaper cuttings on the dispute between U.J.J. Le Verrier and C.E. Delaunay.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1863
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
L1/14
Finding aid date
2006-01-03 10:57:48+00:00
Subject
- Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le, 1811 - 1877 (astronomer) (Person)
- Delaunay, Charles (Eugène (1816-1872) astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
- Hansen, Peter Andreas, 1795 - 1874 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Bond, George Phillips, 1825 - 1865 (astronomer) (Person)
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