| RGO Archives/RGO 6 contains: |
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| 78 |
Longitudinal inequality of Venus and the Earth |
| 79 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 80 |
Theories of the Moon and planets |
| 81 |
Theories of the Moon and planets |
| 82 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 83 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 84 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
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Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 86 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 87 |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| 88 |
Correspondence on Hansen's lunar tables |
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Papers of George Airy
| Title |
Theories of the Sun, Moon and planets |
| Reference |
RGO 6/83 (former reference: L1/13) |
| Covering Dates |
1859–1861 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Theories and other items on the Sun, Moon and planets, including H.A.E.A. Fayé's papers on solar atmosphere; correspondence from M. Pontecoulant, J.C. Adams, P.A. Hansen and C.E. Delaunay on the Moon's secular acceleration; a printed copy of J.C. Adams' tables of the Moon's parallax; charts of the Moon's diameter from observations with the altazimuth, 1848-1859; letters from U.J.J. Le Verrier, H.A.E.A. Fayé, M. Ballot and E.C. Herrick of America on a supposed planet 'interior' to Mercury; and other correspondence on solar and lunar tables and theories. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph Le (1811-1877) astronomer |
| Adams, John Couch (1819-1892) astronomer |
| Delaunay, Charles-Eugène (1816-1872) astronomer and mathematician |
| Fayé, Herve Auguste Etienne Albans (1814-1902) astronomer |
| Hansen, Peter Andreas (1795-1874) astronomer |
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