Transactions with the Royal Society, 1851 - 1852
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to transactions with the Royal Society, including correspondence with its members. The material includes announcements for meetings; papers on the distribution of government grants; a paper by Airy on the 'eclipses' of Apothaeles, Thales and Hermes; reviews by Airy of various works; T. Catton's papers; material on candidates for entry into the Royal Society; and writing by F.W. Beechy on tides in the English Channel. The correspondents include F. Beaufort, H. Lloyd, E. Sabine, E.J. Cooper, W.H. Miller, the Earl of Rosse, S.H. Christie, J. Glaisher, W.H. Smyth, W. Cubitt, J.A. Brown and C. Pritchard.
Dates
- 1851 - 1852
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
E1/4
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:42:29+00:00
- Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer)
- Catton, Thomas, 1758 - 1838 (astronomer)
- Christie, Samuel Hunter, 1784 - 1865 (mathematician)
- Cooper, Edward Joshua, 1798 - 1863 (landowner and astronomer)
- Cubitt, William, Sir, 1785 - 1861 (Knight, civil engineer)
- English Channel
- Glaisher, James, 1809 - 1903 (astronomer)
- Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800 - 1881 (physicist and university administrator)
- Miller, William Hallowes, 1801 - 1880 (mineralogist)
- Parsons, William, 1800 - 1867 (3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer)
- Pritchard, Charles, 1808 - 1893 (headmaster and astronomer)
- Royal Society
- Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist)
- Smyth, William Henry, 1788 - 1865 (Admiral, scientist and antiquary)
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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