Letters from observatories, 1853 - 1855
Scope and Contents
Letters from various observatories on filling vacancies, the construction of time balls at Sydney and New Brunswick (with a plan), and the establishment of new observatories at Nottingham, Bristol and other locations. The correspondents include J. Challis, Sir W. Denison, C.E. Trevelyan, J.R. Hind, R. Stephenson, C.P. Smyth, C. Pritchard and M.J. Johnson. There are also two reports on Liverpool Observatory, a paper on Brussels Observatory, and a piece from 'Le Moniteur Universel' on the Paris Observatory.
Dates
- 1853 - 1855
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
K1/6
Finding aid date
2006-01-04 16:22:55+00:00
- Astronomical observatories
- Brussels
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist)
- Denison, William Thomas, Sir, 1804 - 1871 (Knight, army officer and colonial governor)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer)
- Johnson, Manuel John, 1805 - 1859 (astronomer)
- Liverpool
- New Brunswick
- Nottingham
- Paris
- Pritchard, Charles, 1808 - 1893 (headmaster and astronomer)
- Smyth, Charles Piazzi, 1819 - 1900 (astronomer)
- Sydney
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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