Box RGO 165/1-3: Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Series
Cometary Observation Ledgers, 1890 - 1914
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 165
Scope and Contents
Three bound volumes of printed forms (Royal Observatory, Greenwich Form 93) containing handwritten computations of star corrections applicable to Mean R.A. and N.P.D., by Stone's tables.
Each form provides the following information: day and hour, star's name, R.A./Dec., data for proper motion, sum and number calculations, correction for P.M., and star corrections (mean place and appt. place for day), ending with the initials of the computer and/or examiner.
Dates:
1890 - 1914
Conditions Governing Access:
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