RGO Archives/RGO 4 contains:
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140	Calculations in trigonometry and central forces
141	Papers on Bradley's observations
142	Observations and calculations
143	Adjustment of quadrant plumb-line
144	Tabular place of Mars
145	Stellar catalogue
146	Observations of transit of Venus
147	Observations of Flamsteed and Bradley
148	Star catalogues
149	Letters from Maskelyne to Henry Andrews
150	Journal of voyage to St Helena
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Papers of Nevil Maskelyne

Title	Stellar catalogue
Reference	RGO 4/145 (former reference: A2/417)
Covering Dates	1750–1801
Extent and Medium	1 folder

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A Latin star catalogue giving the longitudes and latitudes of the principal stars, 1760; extracts of dates of James Bradley's observations with the mural quadrant; observations of the eclipses of Jupiter's satellites, 1750-1755; and a letter from J. Williams, Mile End, London, 11 November 1801, requesting clarification of some ambiguous elements, with a calculation on the ellipse on the reverse.

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Bradley, James (1692-1762) astronomer

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