'Nautical Almanac' correspondence, 1859 - 1868
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with J.R. Hind concerning the 'Nautical Almanac', regarding the adoption of Le Verrier's tables, ephemerides of small planets, solar eclipses of 1866 and 1868 (with a map for the latter) and errors in the work. There are various requests for data on the Moon's culminations and places, including one on behalf of D. Livingstone. Other correspondents include E.J. Stone, U.J.J. Le Verrier, A. Laussedat, J.J. von Littrow, T. Maclear and A.C. Campbell.
Dates
- Creation: 1859 - 1868
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
C3/105
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:04+00:00
Subject
- Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le, 1811 - 1877 (astronomer) (Person)
- Stone, Edward James, 1831 - 1897 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Littrow, Jospeh Johann von, 1781 - 1840 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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