| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 149 |
Letters from observatories |
| 150 |
Letters from observatories |
| 151 |
Letters from observatories |
| 152 |
Letters from observatories |
| 153 |
Letters from observatories |
| 154 |
Letters from observatories |
| 155 |
Correspondence on Liverpool Observatory |
| 156 |
Correspondence on Sydney Observatory |
| 157 |
Correspondence on Northumberland's telescope |
| 158 |
Papers on Northumberland's telescope |
| 159 |
Correspondence on instruments |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Papers on solar eclipse |
| Reference |
RGO 6/134
(former reference: L3/25) |
| Covering Dates |
1871 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Papers concerning preparations for observing the solar eclipse of 11 December 1871. The volume includes a map of India, with the path of the eclipse; correspondence with the Treasury and H. Merivale; material on preparations for observing the eclipse; and papers on adjustments to instruments. Other correspondents include W. De La Rue; Sir J.F.W. Herschel; J.R. Hind; W. Huggins; W. Lassell; A.S. Herschel; R.L.J. Ellery; Sir J.N. Lockyer; N.R. Pogson, with a photograph of the Moon; G.G. Stokes; and S.J. Perry. There is correspondence with J. Browning and J. Simms on adapting telescopes and various letters on the loan of instruments. There are also some copies of 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society' and an Italian paper by G. Lorenzoni with tables and maps. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| India |
| Rue, Warren De La (1815-1889) chemist and astronomer |
| Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer |
| Ellery, Robert Lewis John (1827-1908) astronomer |
| Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer |
| Huggins, Sir William (1824-1910) Knight, astronomer |
| Lassell, William (1799-1880) astronomer |
| Lockyer, Sir Joseph Norman (1836-1920) Knight, astronomer |
| Merivale, Herman (1806-1874) civil servant |
| Pogson, Norman Robert (1829-1891) astronomer |
| Stokes, Sir George Gabriel (1819-1903) 1st Baronet, physicist |
| Treasury |
| No further on-line information. |
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