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Catalogue description Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Halley
| Reference: | RGO 2 |
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| Title: | Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Halley |
| Description: |
Microfilm copies of the papers of Edmond Halley, Astronomer Royal 1720-1742. The series includes correspondence and observations and calculations relating to the moon, planets and comets and some observations of the southern stars which relate to his time on St Helena. Some of the microfilm in this series was formerly in PRO 28 |
| Date: | c1680-1767 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Originals held at: |
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives |
| Former reference in The National Archives: | PRO 28/73-76 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Edmund Halley, 1656-1742 |
| Physical description: | 19 microform |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
Edmund Halley was educated at Queen's College, Oxford. By the time he was 19 he had produced a significant analytical paper on planetary orbits. Halley soon recognised the importance of an accurate catalogue of the stars of the southern hemisphere. In 1676 he went on a mission to St Helena under the auspices of the Royal Society to make the necessary accurate observations. The publication in 1678 of his 'Catalogue of the Southern Stars' made his reputation. In 1720, he succeeded Flamsteed as Astronomer Royal. |
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