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Papers on Royal Astronomical Society, 1849

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/231

Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the Royal Astronomical Society, including notices of meetings; agendas; an abstract from Sir John Herschel's paper 'On the determination of the most probable orbit of a binary star from the assemblage of a great number of observed angles of position'; a lecture on Bell's calculating machine; an addendum on Lord Rosse's telescope; a lecture on instruments adapted to the measurement of small zenith distances; a lecture on American transits; a clock with conical pendulum and machinery for converting sidereal movement into mean, solar movement; abstracts of papers by Y. Villarceau on the orbits of double stars; communications relating to the new planet Hygeia; communications and correspondence relating to Lord Rosse and Mr Potter; reports on W. Lassell, Professor Powell and S.M. Drach's papers; letters on the printing of Fallows' observations; correspondence relating to Professor H.C. Schumacher; correspondence about Mr Jerwood, including a printed lecture on Neptune; and general correspondence from R. Sheepshanks, C.P. Smyth, A. de Morgan and others regarding the Royal Astronomical Society.

Dates

  • 1849

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English