Discussion of star places, 1756 - 1848
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the positions of stars, with their errors, new discoveries, comparisons of star places (i.e. with the Tabula Regiomontana) and the motion of variable stars. The correspondents include F. Baily, Sir F. Beaufort, J.F.W. Herschel, J. Glaisher, R. Sheepshanks, W.H. Smyth, T. Galloway, W.S. Stratford, J.R. Hind, W.R. Dawes, Sir G. Everest and W. Lassell. The papers also include various parts of star catalogues.
Dates
- Creation: 1756 - 1848
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
B5/5
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:35:34+00:00
Subject
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) (Person)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer) (Person)
- South, James, Sir, 1785 - 1867 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Dawes, William Rutter, 1799 - 1868 (astronomer) (Person)
- Glaisher, James, 1809 - 1903 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lassell, William, 1799 - 1880 (astronomer) (Person)
- Smyth, William Henry, 1788 - 1865 (Admiral, scientist and antiquary) (Person)
- Stratford, William Samuel, ?1791 - 1853 (naval officer and astronomer) (Person)
- Everest, George, Sir, 1790 - 1866 (Knight, military engineer) (Person)
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