Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer)
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Greenwich Reduction Registers, 1835 - 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 127
Scope and Contents
It is thought these volumes are the preparatory reduction work directed by George Bidell Airy to address the back log in publication of observations (mostly planetary and lunar) made at Greenwich 1750-1830. For this work he was awarded the gold medal and a testimonial from the Royal Astronomical Society in 1846 and 1848 respectively.These volumes contain standard forms to aid the reduction of planetary and some stellar observations in preparation for publication. A number of...
Dates:
1835 - 1930
Conditions Governing Access:
Many of these volumes are large and can be awkward to handle.
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