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Carrington, Richard Christopher (1826-1875): Bessel's Stars


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS/271

Held at: Royal Society

Title: Carrington, Richard Christopher (1826-1875): Bessel's Stars

Date(s): 1825-1875

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 1 volume

Name of creator(s): Carrington | Richard Christopher | 1826-1875 | astronomer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born, 1826; BA; Astronomical Observer, University of Durham; FRAS; FCPS; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1860; died, 1875.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Bessel's Stars from 0 degrees to 15 degrees South, brought up by precession from 1825 to 1875 by R C Carrington.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Physical characteristics:

Paper. unbound, size 12.5 x 8 inches.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.


INDEX ENTRIES
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Astronomy

Personal names
Carrington | Richard Christopher | 1826-1875 | astronomer

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