Astronomy
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
1926 eclipse, Sumatra, 1893 - 1932
Accounts of the Board of Longitude, 1782 - 1829
Includes information regarding salaries of members and imprest monies, financial reports and correspondence with the Admiralty.
Anglo-Australian Telescope papers, 1947-1983 (predominantly late 1960s - mid 1970s)
Astronomical observations made during Captain Cook's last voyage., 1776 - 1780
Observations from Captain Cook's last voyage.
Audio-Visual Records, 1947 - 2014
Book on nautical astronomy, 1774
A book concerning nautical astronomy, including finding longitude at sea by means of the Moon's distance from the fixed stars, illustrated by examples from 1774. The items include the astronomical observations of Willem Barents, 1596-1597; a comparative table of thermometer scales; and a list of flora.
Captain Cook's journal of voyage to the South Seas, 1776
Captain Cook's journal of his voyage to the South Seas, including observations of variation of the compass and observations for chronometer rates.
Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle (CAMC), La Palma: publications, 1984 - 2005
This series comprises publications of meteorological data and of catalogues of observations of the stars and planets obtained with the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle (CAMC). The publications were produced by the Real Instituto y Observatorio de la Armada en San Fernando, Copenhagen University Observatory and Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, and latterly, solely by ROA.
Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle, La Palma: meteorological data, 1984 - 1996
A series of booklets containing measurements of the meteorological conditions, astronomical seeing and atmospheric extinction made at the site of the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle (CAMC) in the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, Islas Canarias.
Carlsberg Meridian Catalogues, La Palma: observations of stars and planets, 1985 - 2005
A set of catalogues of observations of positions of stars and planets, obtained with the Carlsberg Automatic Meridian Circle on La Palma.
Confirmed minutes, 1780 - 1801
Confirmed minutes, 1823 - 1829
Cookson Floating Zenith Telescope: ledgers, 1911 - 1936
Correspondence and papers regarding irrational astronomical theories, 1785 - 1827
Correspondence and related papers regarding observations made on voyages of discovery, 1787 - 1824
Correspondence on observations.
Correspondence on astronomical and nautical tables, 1770 - 1828
Correspondence regarding various astronomical and nautical tables.
Correspondence on finding latitude, 1787 - 1828
Correspondence regarding methods for establishing latitude.
Correspondence on perpetual motion and the quadrature of the circle, 1787 - 1828
Correspondence on schemes and inventions, 1785 - 1829
Correspondence regarding miscellaneous schemes and inventions.
Correspondence regarding impracticable schemes for establishing longitude, 1783 - 1828
Correspondence regarding impracticable schemes for establishing longitude, 1782 - 1827
Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea, 1783 - 1828
Correspondence regarding methods of establishing longitude by Jupiter's satellites, the planets and fixed stars, 1783 - 1828
Correspondence regarding methods of establishing longitude by Jupiter's satellites, the planets and fixed stars, 1803 - 1828
Correspondence regarding methods of establishing longitude by lunar distances, 1783 - 1825
The UK Archival Thesaurus has been integrated with our catalogue, thanks to Kings College London and the AIM25 project for their support with this.

