Astronomical methods and instruments, 1875 - 1878
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning new ideas on navigation, trials of existing equipment, the Greenwich transit circle and altazimuth, the purchase of a new telescope for New Zealand, and the sale of other instruments. The correspondents include E.J. Stone, W.H.M. Christie, W. De La Rue, E. Dunkin, A. d'Abbadie and Sir H. Grubb. There are papers by L.M. Rutherford on a glass circle for the measurement of angles; writing by G. Davidson on mechanical defects in micrometers; material on Sumner's method of navigation; various sales catalogues; an engraving of Newell's telescope; two photographs of a globe; and a chart for determining longitude and latitude without instrumentation.
Dates
- 1875 - 1878
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
L4/20
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:34:58+00:00
- Adams, L, fl1800 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
- Christie, William Henry Mahoney, Sir, 1845 - 1922 (Knight, astronomer)
- Dunkin, Edwin, 1821 - 1898 (astronomer)
- Grubb, Howard, Sir, 1844 - 1931 (Knight, scientist)
- Rue, Warren De La, 1815 - 1889 (chemist and astronomer)
- Stone, Edward James, 1831 - 1897 (astronomer)
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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