Correspondence on solar eclipse, 1871 - 1874
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerned primarily with following the solar eclipse of 14 December 1871. The papers include the announcement of the eclipse by N.R. Pogson; a report by Captain A.B. Fyers; observations by Sir J.N. Lockyer and Pogson, with 9 photographs taken at Madras; an Italian newspaper article by L. Respighi in the 'Gazzetta Officiale'; a French newspaper article; and a piece in 'The English Mechanic and World of Science' by R.A. Proctor. There are papers by Sir J.N. Lockyer on the 1871 eclipse expedition; P.A. Secchi's Italian paper, with a sketch of the eclipse; and two copies of 'Bullettino Meteorologico'. The correspondence includes a considerable volume of letters from W. De La Rue, A.C. Ranyard, Sir J.N. Lockyer, W.H.M. Christie, A.S. Herschel, E. Dunkin and W. Huggins on the publication of the eclipse. There are also plates on the Great Comet of 1861 and Donati's 1858 Comet, and five plates and one etching of the 1871 eclipse.
Dates
- Creation: 1871 - 1874
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
French
Italian
Former / Other Reference
L3/26
Finding aid date
2006-01-04 09:25:51+00:00
Subject
- Christie, William Henry Mahoney, Sir, 1845 - 1922 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Rue, Warren De La, 1815 - 1889 (chemist and astronomer) (Person)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Dunkin, Edwin, 1821 - 1898 (astronomer) (Person)
- Huggins, William, Sir, 1824 - 1910 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Lockyer, Joseph Norman, Sir, 1836 - 1920 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Pogson, Norman Robert, 1829 - 1891 (astronomer) (Person)
- Secchi, Pietro Angelo, 1818 - 1878 (astronomer) (Person)
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