| Title |
Greenwich Star Catalogues and Ledgers |
| Reference |
GBR/0180/RGO 129 |
| Creator |
Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
| Covering Dates |
1743–1925 (predominantly 1840s-1910s) |
| Extent and Medium |
289 volumes; 2 unbound items; 1 notebook; paper; The collection has been exposed to damp conditions and shows some red rot degradation. |
| Repository |
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives |
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| Content and context |
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It is thought these volumes are the preparatory reduction work of stellar observations made at Greenwich for the production of published star catalogues, particularly as a number are annotated with the phrase 'Copy for Press' or similar. Some parts (epoch 1892-1905, declination +90° to +65°) may represent work that contributed to the international 'Astrographic Catalogue' project.
These volumes contain a variety of standardised pro formas on which the reduction of stellar observations have been made. The forms seem to have been completed whilst loose and to have been bound up at a later date.
Produced or accumulated by the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
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Access and Use
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N.B. PLEASE ORDER 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE. Some items in this collection are very large making them awkward to handle. Many also exhibit signs of red rot degradation. Requests for access may be directed to the Royal Greenwich Observatory Archivist by sending an email to mss@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Three items/ sets of items noted as additions in the manuscript draft catalogue (''New Constants for Uncatalogued Stars, Greenwich Twelve Year Catalogues of Stars, Annual Catalogues 1877-1886'') were not found on the shelf at cataloguing in 2011.
Please cite as Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives, Greenwich Star Catalogues and Ledgers, RGO 129
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| Further information |
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RGO 18 contains a variety of published Star Catalogues based on observations made at Greenwich.
Similar stellar observation reduction material is extant at classmark RGO 127/10-13.
The online catalogue for Janus was compiled from an existing list in March 2011 by Zoe A. Rees, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives.
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| Index Terms |
| Stars |
| Catalogues |
| RGO Archives/RGO 129 contains: |
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1
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Catalogue of Stars from Greenwich Observations, Vol. V.
1 volume; paper. |
1743–1750 |
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2-7
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Calculations for Star Catalogue.
6 volumes; paper. |
1840 |
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8-15
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Greenwich Twelve Year Catalogue of Stars.
8 volumes; paper. |
1845 |
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16-26
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Greenwich Catalogue of Stars.
11 volumes; paper. |
1850 |
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27-30
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Greenwich Seven Year Catalogue of Stars.
4 volumes; paper. |
1860 |
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31-37
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Seven Year Catalogue of Stars.
7 volumes; paper. |
1864 |
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38-46
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Nine Year Catalogue of Stars, 1872.
9 volumes; paper. |
1872 |
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47-78
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Ten Year Catalogue.
32 volumes; paper. |
1880 |
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79-113
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Ten Year Catalogue of Stars.
35 volumes; paper. |
1890 |
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114-115
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Greenwich Five Year Catalogue of Stars.
2 volumes; paper. |
1890 |
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116-121
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Second Nine Year Catalogue.
6 volumes; paper. |
1900 |
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122
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Greenwich Second Nine Year Catalogue of Stars. Printed. 10 Copies.
1 volume; paper. |
1900 |
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123-129
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Third Ten Year Catalogue of Stars.
7 volumes; paper. |
1900 |
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130-137
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Second Nine Year Catalogue, Part II.
8 volumes; paper. |
1900 |
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138-209
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Second Nine Year Catalogue of Stars, Part I.
72 volumes; paper. |
1900 |
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210
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Star Ledger. 13h 58m - End.
1 volume; paper. |
1904 |
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211-214
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Calculations for Greenwich Ten-Year Catalogue of Stars 1910, Part 1, Fundamental and Zodiacal.
4 volumes; paper. |
1910 |
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215-246
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Third Ten Year Catalogue of Stars, Part II.
32 volumes; paper. |
1910 |
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247-261
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Second Greenwich Catalogue.
15 volumes; paper. |
1925 |
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262-291
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Miscellaneous and Later Additions.
28 volumes; 2 unbound items; 1 notebook; paper. |
1877–1925 |
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