| Title |
Papers on astronomy |
| Reference |
RGO 16/318
(former reference: NAO Boxes 319-320 (76)) |
| Covering Dates |
1947–1973 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box |
|
| Content and context |
Papers on precession, nutation, aberration and parallax |
| RGO Archives/RGO 16/318 contains: |
|
1
|
Papers on fundamental constants. Correspondence and other papers regarding fundamental constants.
1 folder. |
1947–1973 |
|
2
|
Papers on day numbers. Correspondence and other papers regarding day numbers, 2 folders. There is also a supplementary folder regarding computation of the Besselian Day Numbers for 0hST for 1947-1964, and second folder regarding Robert d'E. Atkinson's method for the computation of aberration before 1968.
3 folders. |
1948–1973 |
|
3
|
Papers on nutation constants. Correspondence and other papers regarding constants of nutation.
1 folder. |
1948–1956 |
|
4
|
Papers on time. Correspondence and other papers regarding time, including mean and apparent time. The last folder contains copies of papers on various subjects.
8 folders. |
1948–1973 |
|
5
|
Papers on lunar ephemeris. Correspondence and other papers regarding constants and aberration of lunar ephemeris.
2 folders. |
1948–1972 |
|
6
|
Papers on the Earth's rotation. Correspondence and other papers regarding the rotation of the Earth.
1 folder. |
1952–1973 |
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