| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| 128 |
Papers on a total solar eclipse |
| 129 |
Papers on a total solar eclipse |
| 130 |
Solar eclipse calculations |
| 131 |
Correspondence on solar eclipse expeditions |
| 132 |
Correspondence on solar eclipse expeditions |
| 133 |
Correspondence on total solar eclipse |
| 134 |
Papers on solar eclipse |
| 135 |
Correspondence on solar eclipse |
| 136 |
Computations for solar eclipse |
| 137 |
Computations for solar eclipse |
| 138 |
Computations for solar eclipse |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Correspondence on total solar eclipse |
| Reference |
RGO 6/133
(former reference: L3/23) |
| Covering Dates |
1870–1879 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Correspondence concerning the results of the total solar eclipse, 21-22 December 1870. The papers include the 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society', observations of the eclipse and the observations of Lord Lindsay's party in Sicily. There is a paper by E.J.A. Gautier, with coloured plates on the observation; correspondence with the Treasury and the Royal Society, including letters from J.R. Hind, G.G. Stokes and W. Huggins; and a correspondence with Sir J.N. Lockyer and A.C. Ranyard on the publication of the findings, with discussion of the Sun's axis and two retouched photographs of the eclipse. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Royal Society |
| Royal Astronomical Society |
| Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer |
| Huggins, Sir William (1824-1910) Knight, astronomer |
| Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman (1836-1920) Knight, astronomer |
| Stokes, Sir George Gabriel (1819-1903) 1st Baronet, physicist |
| Treasury |
| No further on-line information. |
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