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RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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223 Papers on Sheepshanks' Memorial
224 Papers on Sheepshanks' Memorial
225 Cambridge observations
226 Cambridge calculations
227 Address to Royal Astronomical Society
228 Royal Astronomical Society and the Government
229 Correspondence on Royal Astronomical Society
230 Papers on Royal Astronomical Society
231 Papers on Royal Astronomical Society
232 Papers on Royal Astronomical Society
233 Papers on Royal Astronomical Society
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Papers of George Airy

Title Royal Astronomical Society and the Government
Reference RGO 6/228
(former reference: C3/122)
Covering Dates 1836–1844
Extent and Medium 1 box
Content and context

Papers relating to the Royal Astronomical Society's transactions with the Government, including correspondence on the transfer of the 'meridian ephemeris' to the Admiralty; the printing of T. Henderson's Edinburgh observations; the printing of T. Henderson's and T. Maclear's Cape papers; and F. Baily's reproduction of Cavendish's experiment.

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Indexed

Index Terms
Baily, Francis (1774-1844) stockbroker and astronomer
Admiralty
Royal Astronomical Society
Maclear, Sir Thomas (1794-1879) Knight, astronomer
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