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RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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486 Arctic expedition papers
487 Miscellaneous scientific papers
488 Papers on tides and chronology
489 Papers on photography and astronomy
490 Miscellaneous scientific papers
491 Miscellaneous scientific papers
492 Papers on Greenwich charities
493 Papers on Greenwich charities
494 Correspondence on Blue Coats Girls School
495 Correspondence on Blue Coats Girls School
496 Papers on Greenwich charities
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Papers of George Airy

Title Miscellaneous scientific papers
Reference RGO 6/491
(former reference: L6/80)
Covering Dates 1879–1887
Extent and Medium 3 boxes
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Miscellaneous scientific works and routine instructions, including a paper by C.S. Benson on geometry as a science; a piece on the transit of Venus in 'Bell's Weekly Messenger'; writing in an exercise book by J. Gillespie on the motion of the Earth; laws of rotation; minutes of the Paris conference on standards for electrical units, 1884; 'the new electrical era in science' by G.W. Royston-Pigott from 'The Eastbourne Standard'; various earthquakes; M.A. Cornu's optical achromation and chemical achromation; correspondence on the construction and examination of Navy telescopes; correspondence on stereoscopes; and preparations for photographic exhibitions in Glasgow and Oldham. The correspondents include F.V. Hayden, E. Mascart, E. Hull, L. Darwin, J.T. Chance, G. Forbes, S.P. Langley, W. De La Rue, D. Stevenson, C.V. Walker, C.A. Young, W. Huggins and H. Grubb.

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Rue, Warren De La (1815-1889) chemist and astronomer
Chance, Sir James Timmins (1814-1902) Knight, industrialist and lighthouse engineer
Forbes, James David (1809-1868) natural philosopher
Huggins, Sir William (1824-1910) Knight, astronomer
Walker, Charles Vincent (1812-1882) electrical engineer
Young, Charles Augustus (1834-1908) astronomer
Langley, Samuel Pierpont (1834-1906) astronomer, physicist and aeronautics pioneer
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