Letters. 1849-1889.

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Letters. 1849-1889.

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A.L.S. (1849 Apr. 21) to S. John concerning articles on shooting stars, A.L.S. (1861 Nov. 15) to Lowell Reese on letterhead of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and 2 A.L.S. (1889 June 20 and July 22, Clova, Ripon) to Knight concerning astronomy.

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Dibner, Bern.

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Smyth, C. Piazzi (Charles Piazzi), 1819-1900

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Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1833-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560482 The astronomer Charles Piazzi Smyth was born in Naples on 3 January 1819. He was educated in Bedford and in 1835 became an Assistant at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. There he observed Halley's Comet in 1836 and co-operated with Sir Thomas Maclear (1794-1879) in the re-measurement and extension of Lacaille's arc. Smyth was Astr...

Knight, Wm. Henry (William Henry), 1835-1925

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