Correspondence on Royal Astronomical Society, 1836 - 1848
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence regarding the Royal Astronomical Society, concerning the medals for 1837, 1842, 1844, 1845 and 1847; Mr Baily's death; a memoir of Mr Baily by Sir John Herschel; the election of a President in 1845; the Anniversary Dinner of 1845; the appointment of assistant secretaries; the grant of the interest of the Lee Fund to Mrs Pond in 1837; a booklet of the Charter and byelaws, 1844; De Vico's maps; Madame Witte's model of the Moon; Bessel's researches on Uranus; and the 'Valentia Longitude'. The correspondents include Sir John Herschel, Captain W.H. Smyth, Lt W.S. Stratford, R. Sheepshanks, A. de Morgan, F. Baily, Mrs J. Pond, T. Galloway, W. Lubbock, H. Breen and R. Harris.
Dates
- Creation: 1836 - 1848
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
C3/123
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:49+00:00
Subject
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) (Person)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer) (Person)
- Royal Astronomical Society (Organization)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Breen, Hugh, 1824 (astronomer) (Person)
- Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1784 - 1846 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Smyth, William Henry, 1788 - 1865 (Admiral, scientist and antiquary) (Person)
- Stratford, William Samuel, ?1791 - 1853 (naval officer and astronomer) (Person)
- Lubbock, John William, Sir, 1803 - 1865 (3rd Baronet, astronomer and banker) (Person)
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