| RGO Archives/RGO 59 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 47 |
Messier and Ptolemy's catalogues |
| 48 |
Observations of comets |
| 49 |
Papers of the solar eclipse expedition |
| 50 |
Catalogue of time stars |
| 51 |
Meteorological observations and correspondence |
| 52 |
Investigations of Brahe and Hevelius's work |
| 53 |
Survey of Athenian buildings |
| 54 |
Observations and declinations of stars |
| 55 |
Essay on cometary orbits |
| 56 |
'Home' Journals |
| 57 |
Papers of the 1874 Transit of Venus |
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Papers of George Lyon Tupman
| Title |
Investigations of Brahe and Hevelius's work |
| Reference |
RGO 59/52 |
| Covering Dates |
1899 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
An investigation into the latitude of Uranibourg from the meridian altitudes of stars observed by Tycho Brahe and a comparison of his observed meridian altitudes of the Sun with Le Verrier's solar tables together with an investigation into the place of the ecliptic, 1582-1590. The volume also contains an investigation into Hevelius's observations of the Sun's meridian altitude in 1679. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Brahe, Tycho (1546-1601) astronomer and alchemist |
| Hevelius, Johann (1611-1687) astronomer |
| Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le (1811-1877) astronomer |
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