Smyth, Charles Piazzi, (1819-1900), astronomer

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Surname:	Smyth
Forenames:	Charles Piazzi
Gender:	Male
Date:	1819-1900
Biography:	ODNB link for Smyth, Charles Piazzi (1819-1900), astronomer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P130575 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P26600 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Charles Piazzi Smyth

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1833-1894: corresp, papers, sketches and photographs	Royal Observatory, Edinburgh		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	1892-94: drawings and photographs	Royal Society		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3	1842-57: corresp with Sir John Herschel (12 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
4	1849-66: corresp with Sir George Airy	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS
5	1872-79: letters (15) to Sir David Gill	Royal Geographical Society	DOG	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
6	1846-80: corresp with James David and George Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
7	1849-60: letters (10) to David Ramsay Hay	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Dc 2 58
8	1849-53: letters (13) to John Lee	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Dc 3 99/6
9	1846-92: letters to Royal Astronomical Society	Royal Astronomical Society Library	RAS letters	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
10	1846-52: letters (12) to Richard Sheepshanks	Royal Astronomical Society Library	MSS Sheepshanks	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
11	1849-1854: corresp with Lord Rutherfurd	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 9715-9719, 9994 Passim
12	1856-70: letters to Sir George Stokes	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes