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George Biddell Airy

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Born 1801
Died 1892

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  • Cover of: Popular astronomy: a series of lectures delivered at Ipswich

    First published in 1866 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Continuation of researches into the value of Jupiter's mass: Read January 13, 1837

    First published in 1836 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Mathematical tracts on the lunar and planetary theories, the figure of the earth, precession and nutation, the calculus of variations, and the undulatory theory of optics: designed for the use of students in the university

    First published in 1831 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: On the calculation of the perturbations of the small planets and the comets of short period

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the parallax of [alpha] lyrae

    First published in 1837 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On a new construction of the divided eye-glass double-image micrometer: Read May 9, 1845

    First published in 1846 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Results of the observations of the sun, moon and planets, made at Cambridge Observatory in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835: Read March 10, 1837

    First published in 1838 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gravitation: an elementary explanation of the principal perturbations in the solar system

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cancels for the introduction to the reductions of the Greenwich lunar observations

    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Corrections of the elements of the moon's orbit: deduced from the lunar observations made at the Royal Observatory of Greenwich from 1750 [to 1851]

    First published in 1860 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Über den Magnetismus ...

    First published in 1874 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Memorandum on the progress of the numerical lunar theory: addressed to the Board of visitors of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich

    First published in 1883 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Report on the telescopic observations of the transit of Venus 1874: made in the expedition of the British government and on the conclusion derived from those observations

    First published in 1877 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sur la difference de longitude des observatoires de Bruxelles et de Greenwich: determinee par des signaux galvaniques

    First published in 1850 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On the computation of the effect of the attraction of mountain-masses: as disturbing the apparent astronomical latitude of stations in geodetic surveys

    First published in 1855 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Essays on the invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar: the invasion of Britain by Plautius, and by Claudius Caesar; the early military policy of the Romans in Britain; the battle of Hastings. With correspondence

    First published in 1865 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Results of experiments on the disturbance of the compass in iron-built ships

    First published in 1840 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Syllabus of a course of three lectures on "Magnetical errors, compensations & corrections, with special reference to iron ships and their compasses": to be delivered in the old lecture theatre of the South Kensington Museum on Thursdays, 1865, March 9, 16, and 23, from 4 to 5 o'clock, p.m.

    First published in 1864 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Reduction of the observations of Halley's comet: made at the Cambridge Observatory in the years 1835 and 1836

    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Observations on the total eclipse of 1842, July 7, (July 8, civil reckoning)

    First published in 1846 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of George Biddell Airy

Born 1801
Died 1892

Subjects

Astronomy, Lunar theory, Magnetism, Magnetism of ships, Observations, Bible, Calculus of variations, Cape of Good Hope Royal Observatory, Celestial mechanics, Compass, Criticism, interpretation, Eclipses (Solar), 1842, Error analysis (Mathematics), Geodesy, Gravitation, History, Invasions, Iron and steel Ships, Longitude, Micrometers (Instruments), Parallax, Perturbation (Astronomy), Physical optics, Planets, Probabilities

Places

Cape Town, Great Britain, Halley's comet, Jupiter (Planet), Solar system, South Africa, Venus (Planet)

People

Fearon Fallows (1789-1839), Julius Caesar

Time

1874, Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.

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ID Numbers

  • OLID: OL10358640A

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