Correspondence on longitudes and latitudes, 1891 - 1914
Scope and Contents
Letter concerning police protection for the hut used at the longitude of Killorglin station, 1898.
Correspondence between Christie, F.W. Dyson and H.P. Hollis, 1898.
Letter regarding a proposed determination by Major Watherston of the longitude of Sekondi in the Gold Coast, 1902.
Correspondence with the Colonial Office, Ambromm, concerning errors of the Moon, 1902-1903.
Latitude variation results sent to the Royal Observatory by Professor Albrecht, 1906-1914, with pages extracted from the 'Astronomische Nachrichten' containing these results.
Letter from J. Franklin Adams asking aid in the determination of the longitude of Hambleton Common, near Godalming, Surrey, 1905-1906.
Memoranda concerning the longitude of Montreal station, c. 1890.
List of stars in the longitude of Cairo-Greenwich, 1907.
Papers concerning experiments on the transmission of signals through the Atlantic cable for determining the longitude of Montreal, 1891-1892.
Undated papers regarding the Paris-Greenwich longitude determination, including a page from the 'Astronomische Nachrichten'.
Dates
- 1891 - 1914
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Z8
Finding aid date
2006-03-30 10:53:03+00:00
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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