'Nautical Almanac' correspondence, 1868
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with J.R. Hind concerning the 'Nautical Almanac', regarding the positions of the small planets, solar eclipses and the contents of the almanac. There are letters to various people giving the Moon's place as observed from Greenwich and its error. The correspondents include P.A.E. Laugier, U.J.J. Le Verrier, A.E.B. Mouchez, T.E.V. Oppolzer, A.R. Clarke, F.F.E. Brunnow, J.H.C. Coffin, Sir D. Gill, R. Copeland and A.V. Auwers.
Dates
- Creation: 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
C3/106
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:08+00:00
Subject
- Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le, 1811 - 1877 (astronomer) (Person)
- Auwers, Arthur Julius Georg Friedrich von, 1838 - 1915 (astronomer) (Person)
- Gill, David, Sir, 1843 - 1914 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Oppolzer, Theodor Egon Ritter von, 1841 - 1886 (astronomer) (Person)
- Clarke, Alexander Ross, 1828 - 1914 (Fellow of Royal Society) (Person)
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