Papers, 1903-1961.

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Papers, 1903-1961.

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Correspondence relating to the life, writings, and astronomical observations of Jeremiah Horrocks; history of astronomy; and Virgil. Correspondents include J.L.E. Dreyer, Sir Frank Dyson, Edward B. Knobel, and Stephen Liberty.

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Virgil.

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Latin and parallel English translation. From the description of Virgil's Aeneis in Latin and English [manuscript], ca. 1715. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 704364944 ...

Dreyer, J. L. E. (John Louis Emil), 1852-1926

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Liberty, Stephen, 1871-

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Gaythorpe, Sidney B., 1880-1964

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Amateur historian of astronomy; member of British Astronomical Association and fellow of Royal Astronomical Society. From the description of Papers, 1903-1961. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign). WorldCat record id: 28411446 ...

Knobel, E. B. (Edward Ball), 1841-1930

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Dyson, Frank Watson, 1868-1939

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Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1906-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122420071 From the description of Papers, ca. 1894-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79840333 ...

Horrocks, Jeremiah, 1617?-1641

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Epithet: Curate of Hoole, near Preston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x0002a8 Jeremiah Horrocks (1618-41) of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, astronomer, inspired John Flamsteed in the creation of the Royal Observatory, 1675, and was named by Sir Isaac Newton as a crucial link between Kepler and his own work. Horrocks predicted a transit of Venus, and on 24th November 1639 was the first astronomer to see i...