Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1880
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to the transit of Venus, 1882. The correspondents include W. Spottiswoode, J.R. Hind, A. d'Abbadie, J.C. Adams, W. De La Rue, Maxwell Hall, Sir D. Gill, G. Forbes and J.H. Dallmeyer. Included amongst the correspondence are printed papers on instructions to observers; minutes of the meetings of the Transit of Venus Executive Committee; a Report of the Committee; a paper on Airy's Double-Image Micrometer; and newspaper cuttings on the transit of Venus and expeditions. There are also lists of instruments, clocks and chronometers, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1880
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
E5/31
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:38:42+00:00
Subject
- Rue, Warren De La, 1815 - 1889 (chemist and astronomer) (Person)
- Adams, L, fl1800 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Dallmeyer, John Henry, 1830 - 1883 (optician) (Person)
- Spottiswoode, William, 1825 - 1883 (mathematician and physicist) (Person)
Repository Details
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