Papers on the minor planets, 1854 - 1858
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the minor planets Amphitrite, Circe, Leukothea, Stalanta, Fides, Leda, Letitia, Harmonia, Daphne, Isis, Ariadne, Nysa, Eugenia, Hestia, Doris, Pales, Virginia, Nemawsa, Europa, Calypso, Alexendra, Pandora and Pallas, comprising observations, ephemerides, circulars, announcements of discoveries of asteroids, descriptions of the planets and requests for information. The contributors include Y. Villarceau, M. Charconac, U.J.J. Le Verrier, J. Challis, H. Goldschmidt, G. Rümker, J.R. Hind, N.R. Pogson, C.F. Pape, B. Valz, J. Ferguson, B.A. Gould, A. Graham and J.D. Forbes.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 - 1858
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
L1/30
Finding aid date
2006-01-03 10:58:50+00:00
Subject
- Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le, 1811 - 1877 (astronomer) (Person)
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Goldschmidt, Hermann Mayer Salomon, 1802 - 1866 (painter and astronomer) (Person)
- Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824 - 1896 (astronomer) (Person)
- Graham, Andrew, 1815 - 1908 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Pogson, Norman Robert, 1829 - 1891 (astronomer) (Person)
- Rümker, George Friedrich Wilhem, 1832 - 1900 (astronomer) (Person)
- Villarceau, Antoine (Joseph Yvon (1813-1883) astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
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