Miscellaneous correspondence, 1857 - 1859
Scope and Contents
Aiy's miscellaneous correspondence, letters A-K. The correspondents include, among others, J.C. Adams, F. Beaufort, J.B. Biot, G.P. Bond, J. Booth, R.C. Carrington, W. Cubitt, A. d'Abbadie, A. de Morgan, W. Denison, J.F. Encke, M. Faraday, J.D. Forbes, E. Frankland, J.E. Galle, A. Gautier, B.A. Gould, W.R. Hamilton, P.A. Hansen, C. Hansteen, J.F.W. Herschel, F.W.H.A. Humboldt, W.S. Jacob and M.J. Johnson. The papers include two newspaper cuttings, one on the death of Sir Francis Beaufort, the other on the death of Professor G.P. Bond, and a printed page from the catalogue of stars.
Dates
- Creation: 1857 - 1859
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
F4/10
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:42:06+00:00
Subject
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Adams, L, fl1800 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Adams, John Couch, 1819-1892 (astronomer) (Person)
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) (Person)
- Biot, Jean (Baptiste (1774-1862) physicist) (Person)
- Carrington, Richard Christopher, 1826 - 1875 (astronomer) (Person)
- Cubitt, William, Sir, 1785 - 1861 (Knight, civil engineer) (Person)
- Denison, William Thomas, Sir, 1804 - 1871 (Knight, army officer and colonial governor) (Person)
- Encke, Johann Franz, 1791 - 1865 (astronomer) (Person)
- Faraday, Michael, 1791 - 1867 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Forbes, James David, 1809 - 1868 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824 - 1896 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hansen, Peter Andreas, 1795 - 1874 (astronomer) (Person)
- Johnson, Manuel John, 1805 - 1859 (astronomer) (Person)
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Bond, George Phillips, 1825 - 1865 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hamilton, William Rowan, Sir, 1805 - 1865 (Knight, mathematician) (Person)
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