Greenwich Observatory: Recent history (1836-1975), by A.J. Meadows |
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THE ASTRONOMERS ROYAL AND THE | 1 |
POSITIONAL ASTRONOMY | 29 |
LONGITUDE AND TIME | 59 |
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Abinger accuracy Admiralty Airy transit circle Airy's altazimuth appointed Astro astrographic Astronomer Royal Astronomer Royal's Report astrophysics became Board of Visitors Cambridge carried Carte du Ciel catalogue Chief Assistant Christie's chronometers clock computers continued determination difference Dyson early Earth eclipse established example finally G. B. Airy geomagnetic Government Greenwich Observatory importance increased instrument interest introduced involved Isaac Newton telescope J. C. Adams later longitude lunar theory major Maunder ment meridian meteorological minor planets Moon move to Herstmonceux Nautical Almanac Office navigation nineteenth century observations Observatory staff obtained period of office photographic position problems programme proper motions proposed quartz clocks railway reduction refractor Royal Astronomical Society Royal Observatory second World second World War servatory solar parallax soon Spencer Jones standard stars stellar telegraph telescope time-ball time-signals tion took transit circle transit of Venus twentieth century whilst wich Woolley