| 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 |
| 85 |
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 |
Correspondence on comets |
| Reference |
RGO 6/93
(former reference: L1/22) |
| Covering Dates |
1840–1848 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 volume |
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| Content and context |
Correspondence on comets observed between 1840 and 1848, including Brennecker's Comet (1840); Mauvais' Comet (1844); Colla's Comet (1847); De Vico's Comet (1847); Biela's Comet (1848); and Encke's Comet (1848). The correspondents include J.J. von Littrow, W.C. Bond, J.R. Hind and R. Sheepshanks on matters including observations, ephemerides, positions of comets and various texts, as well as H.C. Schumacher's circulars. There are also pieces on the awards of, and procedure for, the King of Denmark's cometary medal. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Meteorites |
| Sheepshanks, Richard (1794-1855) astronomer |
| Bond, William Cranch (1789-1859) astronomer |
| Hind, John Russell (1823-1895) astronomer |
| Littrow, Jospeh Johann von (1781-1840) astronomer and mathematician |
| No further on-line information. |
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