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RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains:
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756 Number unassigned
757 Correspondence with tradesmen
758 Correspondence with tradesmen
759 Spectroscopic observations
760 Glaisher's notes on Hartwell Observatory
761 Correspondence on reductions of Bradley's observations
762 Reductions of Bradley's observations
763 Reductions of Bradley's observations
764 Reductions of Bradley's observations
765 Observations at Greenwich
766 Papers on the Hansen-Encke controversy
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Papers of George Airy

Title Correspondence on reductions of Bradley's observations
Reference RGO 6/761
(former reference: C4/281)
Covering Dates 1864–1871
Extent and Medium 1 volume
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Correspondence regarding H. Breen's reductions of the observations made by James Bradley at the Royal Observatory during the years 1743-1750. The volume includes H. Breen's wage receipts; reports on the state of the calculations; and 'Work Book (2)' of G W. Farrcourt, assistant to H. Breen. There is also related correspondence with the Admiralty, J.C. Adams and R. Main.

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Bradley, James (1692-1762) astronomer
Admiralty
Breen, Hugh (b 1824) astronomer
Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer
Main, Robert (1808-1878) astronomer
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