Papers, 1851-1874.

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Papers, 1851-1874.

Sunspot observations (14 vols.), 1853-1873; papers submitted to the Royal Astronomical Society; and letters, including 43 to officers of the Society, 1851-1874.

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Carrington, Richard Christopher, 1826-1875

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Astronomer. Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Papers, 1851-1874. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80093478 Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, B.A., 1848, as 36th Wrangler. He took up astronomy and was observer in the Durham University Observatory, 1849-1852. F.R.A.S., 1851. In 1853, he built a private observatory at Reigate, Surrey, and carried out much astronomical work on mapping stars and sun spots. Later he built another observatory at Churt, Surrey...