Astronomy
Found in 106 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Alexander Boksenberg, 1981 - 1996
Records created by Alexander Boksenberg while Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 1981-1996.
The collection is currently uncatalogued. A partial boxlist is available on application to the RGO archivist.
Papers of John Franklin-Adams, 1897 - 1909
Two journals by Franklin-Adams recording his astronomical work from 1897, when he first established an observatory at his house, until 1909, thus covering his time spent mapping the southern heavens at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (1902-1904).
Papers of 'The Observatory' magazine, 1922 - 1983
Papers on astronomy, 1769 - 1830
Correspondence and papers regarding general astronomy, pure mathematics and science in general.
Papers on instruments and publications, 1784 - 1829
Papers on payments for Board work, 1766 - 1828
Papers regarding payments for work done on behalf of the Board.
Papers on payments for Board work, 1770 - 1823
Papers regarding payments for work done on behalf of the Board, including some miscellaneous receipts.
Papers on the 'Nautical Almanac' and errata in works of the Board of Longitude, 1793 - 1829
Papers regarding inventions and improvements of various astronomical and nautical instruments, 1789 - 1828
Papers regarding the invention and improvement of various astronomical and nautical instruments, 1782 - 1826
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.
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.
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.
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).
RGO and Aston University Hewitt Camera Project: papers, 1978 - 1986
RGO Danjon Astrolabe papers, 1958 - 1979
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.