Catton's observations, 1791 - 1832
Scope and Contents
A copy of Thomas Catton's observations reduced by Airy. The volume includes Catton's original transit observations, tabular right ascensions of Polaris and Delta Ursae Majoris, fundamental stars and small stars, equatorial intervals, comparisons of imperfect transits, computations of azimuth error, rates of the transit clock and clock errors, and observations and accounts of occultations of stars and satellites.
Dates
- Creation: 1791 - 1832
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
C3/61
Bibliography
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:35:27+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
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