Papers on Royal Astronomical Society, 1860 - 1862
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the Royal Astronomical Society, including an abstract of a paper by H. Schubert on the figure of the Earth; papers and correspondence on the total eclipse of 18 July 1860; a note by Airy on the appearance of Jupiter on 26 March 1860; a paper by Airy on the comparison of P.A. Hansen's and J.K. Burckhardt's lunar tables with the Greenwich observations, 1847-1858; a paper by Airy suggesting a new astronomical instrument with the proposed name of 'Orbit Sweeper'; a list of the observations of small planets made at Greenwich and other observatories in the year 1858; a paper from M. Kowalski 'on the development of R'; a paper by P.A. Secchi on the polarization of light from the Moon; observations of comets 1 and 2, 1861; correspondence on the transmission of medals; correspondence on the sale of memoirs; a list of the contents of the first thirty memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society; and general correspondence regarding the Royal Astronomical Society.
Dates
- Creation: 1860 - 1862
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
C3/131
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:37:06+00:00
Subject
- Royal Astronomical Society (Organization)
- Hansen, Peter Andreas, 1795 - 1874 (astronomer) (Person)
- Secchi, Pietro Angelo, 1818 - 1878 (astronomer) (Person)
- Burckhardt, Johann Karl, 1773 - 1825 (astronomer) (Person)
Repository Details
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