Discussion of star places, 1849 - 1855
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the positions of stars, observations of stars mentioned in catalogues, corrections to star positions, and examination and formulation of star tables for catalogues. The correspondents include W.H. Smyth, E.J. Cooper, A. Graham, J.C. Adams, T. Maclear, H.C. Schumacher, J.R. Hind, U.J.J. Le Verrier, R.C. Carrington, G.P. Bond, E. Dunkin, N.R. Pogson, O. Struve, M.J. Johnson, E. Heis and J.C. Miller.
Dates
- 1849 - 1855
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
B5/7
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:35:35+00:00
- Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer)
- Bond, George Phillips, 1825 - 1865 (astronomer)
- Dunkin, Edwin, 1821 - 1898 (astronomer)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer)
- Johnson, Manuel John, 1805 - 1859 (astronomer)
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer)
- Pogson, Norman Robert, 1829 - 1891 (astronomer)
- Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780 - 1850 (astronomer)
- Smyth, Charles Piazzi, 1819 - 1900 (astronomer)
- Struve, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm, 1793 - 1864 (astronomer)
- Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le, 1811 - 1877 (astronomer)
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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