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RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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259 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
260 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
261 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
262 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
263 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
264 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
265 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
266 Miscellaneous astronomical papers
267 Correspondence on transit of Venus
268 Correspondence on transit of Venus
269 Correspondence on transit of Venus
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Papers of George Airy

Title Miscellaneous astronomical papers
Reference RGO 6/264
(former reference: C3/20)
Covering Dates 1879
Extent and Medium 1 box
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Miscellaneous papers concerning astronomical matters, including letters from, among others, Sir D. Gill, Professor C. Pritchard, Lord Lindsay and Professor J. Challis. The subjects covered include solar parallax determined from observations of Mars, 1877, and the velocity of light; solar photographs; solar physics; a diagram of Jupiter; a newspaper article in French on the satellites of Mars; letters on Flamsteed's observations; a theory of the solar system; a plan for disseminating astronomical information; the Gresham Lectures, 1879; and correspondence on other subjects relating to astronomy.

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Flamsteed, John (1646-1719) astronomer
Challis, James (1803-1882) astronomer and physicist
Gill, Sir David (1843-1914) Knight, astronomer
Lindsay, James Ludovic (1847-1913) 26th Earl of Crawford
Pritchard, Charles (1808-1893) headmaster and astronomer
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