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RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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120 Papers of solar eclipse
121 Observations and computations of solar eclipse
122 Correspondence and observations on solar eclipse
123 Papers on a total solar eclipse
124 Papers on a total solar eclipse
125 Papers on a total solar eclipse
126 Papers on a total solar eclipse
127 Papers on a total solar eclipse
128 Papers on a total solar eclipse
129 Papers on a total solar eclipse
130 Solar eclipse calculations
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Papers of George Airy

Title Papers on a total solar eclipse
Reference RGO 6/125
(former reference: L3/11)
Covering Dates 1859–1860
Extent and Medium 1 box
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The third part of a series on the expedition on board HMS 'Himalaya' to observe the total solar eclipse in Spain on 18 July 1860. The papers consist of correspondence with various diplomats and other people, including C.B. Vignoles, Lord Wethersley and H. Winnecke, with instructions for observing the eclipse. There are accounts and methods for observing the eclipse, written in English, Spanish, French and German, and emanating from the Royal Astronomical Society, G.B. Airy, C.B. Vignoles and the 'Nautical Almanac', and maps of the eclipse's path and stars visible during its duration.

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Royal Astronomical Society
Vignoles, Charles Blacker (1793-1875) civil engineer
Winnecke, Friedrich August Theodor (1835-1897) astronomer
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