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Hornsby, Thomas, (1733-1810), Astronomer

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Surname: Hornsby
Forenames: Thomas
Gender: Male
Date: 1733-1810
Biography: ODNB link for Hornsby, Thomas (1733-1810) Astronomer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P129923 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P14511 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Thomas Hornsby
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
observation records
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
2
corresp and papers
Oxford University: History of Science Museum
NRA 9532 Oxford scientific

See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3
notes and papers
Oxford University: Corpus Christi College Archives
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4
lecture notes and papers
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
5
1774-87: letters to Sir William Herschel
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
6
1789-95: letters to F Wingrave
Lambeth Palace Library