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Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Halley
Catalogue reference: RGO 2
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RGO 2
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...
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RGO 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Greenwich Observatory: Astronomers' Royal Papers: Halley
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1680-1767
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Description (What the record is about)
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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
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
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PRO 28/73-76
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Halley, Edmund, 1656-1742
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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19 microform
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13396/
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