Correspondence on the Groombridge Catalogue, 1809 - 1845
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the posthumous publication of the Groombridge Star Catalogue. The letters detail errors in Groombridge's stars, the production of a preface, the printing of the work and its distribution. The correspondents include Sir F. Beaufort, F. Baily, Sir J. Barrow, Sir C. Wood, T.F. Colby, T. Galloway, G. Peacock, Lord Wrottesley and A. de Morgan. The papers include a protracted argument between Sir J. South and Airy regarding the catalogue featured in 'The Times' in November 1838; parts of the printed catalogue; a brief resumé of Groombridge's life; and writing by R. Sheepshanks, in Airy's handwriting, on comparisons with Groombridge's catalogue.
Dates
- Creation: 1809 - 1845
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
C3/51
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:35:32+00:00
Subject
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) (Person)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer) (Person)
- Groombridge, Stephen, 1755 - 1832 (astronomer) (Person)
- South, James, Sir, 1785 - 1867 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Wrottesley, John, 1798 - 1867 (2nd Baron Wrottesley, landowner and astronomer) (Person)
- Colby, Thomas Frederick, 1784 - 1852 (Major General, Director of Ordnance Survey) (Person)
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