Correspondence on solar eclipse expeditions, 1870 - 1871
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerned primarily with preparations for expeditions to Spain, North Africa and Sicily to observe the total solar eclipse, 21-22 December 1870. The correspondents include J.C. Adams, J.F.W. Herschel, J.R. Hind, W. Huggins, P.J.C. Janssen, Sir J.N. Lockyer, S. Newcomb, B. Peirce, C. Pritchard, H.E. Roscoe, C.B. Vignoles and J. Winlock. There is a report by J. Carpenter, a paper by Sir J.N. Lockyer bearing a ½d stamp, papers on longitude experiments with telegraphs, and an advertisement for the South London Working Men's College.
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1871
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
L3/22
Finding aid date
2006-01-04 09:25:46+00:00
Subject
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Huggins, William, Sir, 1824 - 1910 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Lockyer, Joseph Norman, Sir, 1836 - 1920 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Pritchard, Charles, 1808 - 1893 (headmaster and astronomer) (Person)
- Roscoe, Harry Enfield, Sir, 1833 - 1915 (Knight, chemist and university administrator) (Person)
- Vignoles, Charles Blacker, 1793 - 1875 (civil engineer) (Person)
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