Correspondence on comets, 1848 - 1852
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on comets observed between 1848 and 1852, including Graham's Comet (1849); Goujon's Comet (1849); Bond's Comet (1850); Fayé's and Brorsen's Comet (1850); and Biela's Comet (1852). The correspondents include A. Graham, J.R. Hind, E.J. Cooper and H.C. Schumacher on ephemerides, observations, positions of comets and various texts. There are circulars from H.C. Schumacher, A.C. Peterson, P.A. Secchi and B.A. Gould, and the Cape of Good Hope observations of the Great Comet of 1843. The volume also includes papers on the award of, and procedure for, the King of Denmark's cometary medal.
Dates
- Creation: 1848 - 1852
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
L1/23
Finding aid date
2006-01-03 10:58:23+00:00
Subject
- Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780 - 1850 (astronomer) (Person)
- Cooper, Edward Joshua, 1798 - 1863 (landowner and astronomer) (Person)
- Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824 - 1896 (astronomer) (Person)
- Graham, Andrew, 1815 - 1908 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Secchi, Pietro Angelo, 1818 - 1878 (astronomer) (Person)
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