Astronomy
Found in 164 Collections and/or Records:
Papers regarding the invention and improvement of various astronomical and nautical instruments, 1782 - 1826
Papers relating to Joseph Needham's contribution to 'Cosmic Perspectives' edited by Prof. C. V. Vishveshwara et. al., 1974 - 1987
Joseph Needham allowed his paper 'Astronomy in ancient and medieval China' ('Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society', 1974) to be reproduced in the book.
Petitions and memorials, 1782 - 1828
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Petitions and memorials, 1765 - 1828
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Phaenomena, c 1665-c 1727
Descriptions of 15 astronomical phenomena.
Philip Homer Page: Clock and Indicator papers
Photographic Zenith Tube: Records, c.1940s-1980s
The PZT papers include: five boxes of Dudley S. Perfect and PZT papers; two observer's notebooks (1982-1983); three fault repair notebooks (c.1973-1983); a PZT 'phase slips and clock repair book' (1975); and PZT plate records.
Presentation at the London Planetarium for a delegation from Academia Sinica, Peking, China, 19 October 1961, 1960 - 1979-02-06
The presentation was a joint lecture between Joseph Needham and Leonard Clarke, Senior Narrator of The London Planetarium.
Press cuttings, circa 1960s-1970s, 1960 - 1972
Includes cuttings on the discovery of quasars and pulsars, the launch of Apollo 16 (1972), the possibility of a future Mars landing and of life on Mars, and the health impact for astronauts landing on the Moon.
Printers' and publishers' accounts, 1767 - 1829
The accounts of printers and publishers for Board of Longitude publications, with related papers.
Printers' and publishers' accounts, 1782 - 1829
The accounts of printers and publishers for Board of Longitude publications, with miscellaneous accounts.
Records of Cambridge University Astronomical Society, 2008 - 2011
Comprise: agenda for committee meeting on Oct. 2010; minutes of committee meetings, Apr. 2008 and May 2011; Chairman's annual report, Apr. 2011; print-out of Chairman's e-mail communications to the membership, 2010-11; calendars of society events, 2009-10, 2010-11; almanac, 2009-10; observing guide, 2009; posters advertising talks, 2009-11; dinner menu, Mar. 2011; design for society T-shirt and sweatshirt, n.d.
Reduction of the astronomical observations made during the voyage of HMS Investigator, 1801 - 1805
Requests for Astronomical Information: celestial phenomena and unidentified flying objects, 1968-1975, 1978
Results from Cordoba: daily means in R.A. [Right Ascension] for 27 nights, 1930 - 1931
Results sent from Cordoba to H. Spencer Jones at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, 1930 - 1939
Also included are some explanatory notes and a covering letter from Juan José Nissen, Director of the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba, Argentina, dated 16 Nov. 1939.
Results sent from Hyderabad to H. Spencer Jones at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, 1930 - 1941
Results of the observations of Eros, 1930-1931, made with the 13" Astrographic Refractor, Hyderabad. Sent in two sets; each includes a cover letter from W. Bhaskaran (dated Apr. 1940. and 11 Mar. 1941).
Revd. Arthur Ashley Sykes, letters and tables on eclipses from Gabriel Morris
A series of four letters, including some calculation tables, written by Gabriel Morris to the Revd. Arthur Ashley Sykes (1684?-1756), discussing the extent of various eclipses, with mention of Edmund Halley.
RGO and Aston University Hewitt Camera Project: papers, 1978 - 1986
RGO La Palma Operations Division and the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory: Papers and Records, c.1980-2015 (mainly to 1998)
Papers, records and photographs for the RGO La Palma Operations Division and the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. Includes paper files recording day to day administration, a large series of photographic records in albums, various sets of publications relating to telescopes and instruments and a small set of press cuttings.
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
Royal Observatory and RGO Solar Eclipse expedition records, 1896 - 1954
Royal Observatory and RGO Staffing: Records, 1925 - 2021
Scheme of Observations Recommended to a Traveller, c 1665-c 1727
Under the subject headings: astronomy, geography, navigation, mechanics and minerology.