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Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1853 - 1855

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/249

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from I.K. Brunel, the Revd Pritchard, and Lord Rosse. The subjects covered include diagrams of the Moon, in a copy of the 'Penny Magazine'; a telescopic view of 'Jupiter and her satellites' from 'The Illustrated London News'; W. De La Rue's diagrams of Saturn; correspondence with I.K. Brunel about floating observatories and the grant for the Hydrographical Department; an extract from the 'Brussels Herald' on solar spots; R. Edmond's explanation of the projection of a star on the Moon during an occultation; a printed copy of a paper by Schweigger 'on the rotation of the Earth's Magnetic Pole and the laws of planetary motion etc, thence deduced'; a letter from Lord Rosse on lunar photographs; an extract from the 'Liverpool Journal' on James Bedford's celestial mechanism; a printed companion to the Almanac by A. de Morgan on antegalilean Copernicans; a printed paper by A. de Gasparis on the method of computing orbits; computations and figures by R.C. Carrington on solar spots; and correspondence on other subjects relating to astronomy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1853 - 1855

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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

Former / Other Reference

C3/5

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:37:32+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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