Article ID: CBB000046218

A national observatory transformed: Greenwich in the 19th century (1991)

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Description On the Royal Observatory under George Biddell Airy's direction.


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Authors & Contributors
Belteki, Daniel
Stanley, Matthew
Keer, Norman C.
Courtney, Stephen
Cliver, Edward W.
Wright, D. C.
Journals
Science in Context
Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Journal of Navigation
Concepts
Astronomy
Research institutes; research stations
Scientific apparatus and instruments
Solar prominences; solar flares
Instrument makers
Eclipses; transits; occultations; conjunctions
People
Flamsteed, John
Airy, George Biddell
Time Periods
19th century
17th century
Places
British Isles
Great Britain
United States
Institutions
Royal Observatory Greenwich
Royal Society of London
Oxford University
Dun Echt Observatory (Scotland)
Cambridge University
Greenwich Observatory
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