'Nautical Almanac' correspondence, 1876 - 1888
Scope and Contents
Correspondence between J.R. Hind, Airy and W.H.M. Christie concerning the 'Nautical Almanac', regarding the date inserted in the almanac. The papers include work on the Moon's place and its error, a paper on sun spot activity, the rising and setting of the Moon at various places, a chart of local time compared to Greenwich time, and requests from various people for specific information regarding the Moon. The correspondents include T.E.V. Oppolzer, Sir D. Gill, D. Todd, F.W. Very, H.E. Bruns, A.V. Auwers and C.L. Doolittle.
Dates
- Creation: 1876 - 1888
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
C3/107
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:10+00:00
Subject
- Christie, William Henry Mahoney, Sir, 1845 - 1922 (Knight, 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)
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