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Produced
Mr A.R. Hinks
2nd Order Differential Refraction
Terms, Monthly Notices Vol 63 p138
CO/33/D.3.12
36 inch reflector, 1956-9
CO/18/D.3.12
36 inch telescope with 3 channel
photometer, looking southwards
late 1950s
CO/11/D.3.12
36 inch Telescope, c.1956
CO/20/D.3.12
PE/47/D.2.11
PE/54/D.2.11
PE/81/Rare Books
Photograph presented to F. J. M. Stratton of W.S. Adams
PE/16/D.2.11
Airy 1 Photograph, Negatives by
Richard Sword
Plans of Allegheny Observatory,
Found in The Brickbuilder Vol 9 No 6 Plates 41
and 48
TOO/18/D.2.12
Arago D. F.
PE/78/Rare Books
Astronomy Related Portraits and
Prints
TOO/37D.3.11
Membership certificate to the Astronomy
Society of France, 1924
PE/31/D.2.11
Picture and text relating to Cambridge
Observatory Expedition to Atafu
Island
EX/12/D.3.11
General Chart of
AMI/21/D.3.10
Baily F.
President of the Royal Astronomy Society, c.1929
PE/35/D.2.11
Ball Robert
late 19th Century
PE/13/D.2.11
Ball R.
PE/55/D.2.11
Possibly the young Robert Ball? (studio portrait by Werner, 39 Grafton St. Dublin. In pencil on back 'Lady Ball, The Observatory'
Balloon flights for Solar
Granulation with Blackwell, Dewhirst, Dollfus at
Meudon, Paris
The Globule, Barnard 335 seen
through 90 inch reflector, 1970
AMI/9/D.3.11
Photograph of engraving of expedition to
observe eclipse: Bekal
EX/1/D.3.11
Two b/w photographs of Comet Bennett, 1970
Taken by William Granger
AMI/101/D.3.11
Bessel
PE/20/D.2.11
Bode J. E.
c.1800
PE/69/Rare Books
Bode J. E.
PE/80/Rare Books
The Star Spectroscope made by J. A. Brashear
for Lick Observatory, Cal.
late 19th
TOO/7/D.2.12
Images from The Bruce
Photographic Telescope, 1896
AMI/88/D.3.11
EX/4/D.3.11
Workshop,
GP/26/D.2.10
GP/27
The
Aerial Photograph of
CO/31/D.3.12
View looking South West from top of
Plans of
CO/26/D.3.12
Exhibition of Rare Books from
CO/12/D.3.12
Grating Spectroscope attached to the 25
inch equatorial of the
Observatory
CO/39/D.3.12
Interior of
CO/46/D.3.12
Interior of Library (
Early b/w photograph of South Front (
(
CO/22/D.3.12
(
Transit Circle in 1896 (
Transit Circle of 1870 (
Plan of artificial harbour for Cape
May Roads, 1836
AMI/22/D.3.11
Cauchy A.
PE/41/D.2.11
Ceolostat
house opened for afternoon observations shortly before autumnal
equinox
CO/34/D.3.12
A Cerro Tololo
Schmidt print of the U.V. network of Nebulosity associated
with the Vela
Pulsar and Super Nova Remnant, c.1970
AMI/5/D.3.11
EX/7/D.3.11
Challis, James. Plumian
Professor, 1874
PE/58/Rare Books
Challis James, c.1866
Twenty Inch Equatorial of
the Chamberlin Observatory,
Designed and built by G.N. Saemuller,
TOO/30/D.2.12
AMI/15/D.3.10
Colburn Z., c.1813
PE/38/D.2.11
Comet Kohoutek,
1973
AMI/4/D.3.11
The Great Nebula in Orion, enlarged 7 times
from the negative taken with 3
foot Reflector, Ealing by A. A. Common, 1883
AMI/85/D.3.11
The Nebula of Orion photographed by A. A. Common
(3 Foot Reflector)1883
AMI/92/D.3.11
Conference of Compact Objects, 1973
GP/13/D.2.10
Approximately 8 inch
Telescope in T. Cookes Workshop,
TOO/14/D.2.12
Telescope built by T. Cooke and Sons
at
Mr Coopers Great Achromatic
Telescope, Markree Ireland, 1834
Eldridge W.
Engraving of the temporary mounting of Coopers
Achromatic Refracting
Telescope
TOO/10/D.2.12
Copernicus N. 1473-1543, c.1900
PE/19/D.2.10
Cosmic Ray Conference, 1968
GP/14/D.2.10
Crookes,
W., c.1911
PE/8/D.2.11
Curtis Schmidt, Cerro Tololo, 1969, (2 Photographs)
Cygnus. Var 3, Range 18th -14th Magnitude. Period 416 days
AMI/2/D.3.11
Dandelin
Pierre, 1848
PE/63/Rare Books
PE/52/D.2.11
de Moivre Abra., 1736
PE/77/Rare Books
Drawings of the
CO/1/D.3.12
Great Dorpat
Refractor, 1824
TOO/1/D.2.12
Photograph of Diffraction Spectrum taken by
Professor Henry Draper,
AMI/86/D.3.11
Photograph of the Dumb
AMI/78/D.3.11
Eclipse Expedition
Late 1930s
Photograph of Eclipse
AMI/83/D.3.11
Photograph of the totality of an eclipse
AMI/90/Rare Books
Broadsheets on Eclipses of 1715
AMI/11/D.3.11
A.S. Eddington
outside front door at back end of the Institute building,1930
CO/17/D.3.12
Photographed by Miss W. Eddington
Eddington
and Einstein at
CO/40/D.3.12
Eddington,
c.1925
PE/83/D.2.11
Copies of selected Eddington
Manuscripts, c.1898-1933
EX/8/D.3.11
Euler, c.1900
PE/17/D.2.11
Map of
AMI/19/D.3.10
Flamsteed
J., 1721
PE/70/Rare Books
Forsyth Scott R. Master of
PE/51/D.2.11
Foster Sir M. Secretary of the Royal
Society 1881-1903, c.1900
PE/30/D.2.11
Galileo, c.1900
PE/21/D.2.11
House of Galileo,
TOO/13/D.2.12
Geikie A.
PE/28/D.2.11
Globular Clusters Conference, 1978
GP/9/D.2.10
Graham, Andrew
Starr and Reginal
Andrew Graham, Chief Assistant of
Observatory, c.1903
PE/2/D.2.11 (identical with PE/86/D.2.11)
Graph of water heights and times at
the
AMI/57/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/52/D.3.10
Graph of Heights of tides at
AMI/12/D.3.11
Graph of High Water times and
heights at St. Martins Cove, Hermit Isle,
AMI/29/D.3.10
Graph of
AMI/18/D.3.10
Graph of
AMI/23/D.3.10
Graph of
AMI/63/D.3.11
Graph of Tidal heights at Port
Essington
AMI/28/D.3.10
Graph of tidal heights of
AMI/16/D.3.10
Graph of water height and times at
AMI/31/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and tides at Realejo
AMI/41/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and time at
AMI/44/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Water
AMI/68/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Island
AMI/61/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/62/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/49/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/34/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Circular Head, Bass' Strait
AMI/65/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/72/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/56/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/35/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
King George's Sound
AMI/36/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Lighthouse Port Phillip
AMI/38/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/58/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/43/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
and Punta Piedra
AMI/55/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/45/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
Port Adelaide
AMI/40/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Port Dalrymple
AMI/66/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Port Essington
AMI/64/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
Port Refuge, Bass' Strait
AMI/37/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
River Columbia
AMI/53/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/54/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/59/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
South Eastern end of Preservation
Island, Bank's Strait
AMI/39/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/30/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/42/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
the
AMI/51/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
the
AMI/60/D.3.11
Graph of water heights and times at
Bass' Strait
AMI/67/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times at
AMI/93/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times of
Port Bowen
AMI/33/D.3.10
Graph of water heights and times of
the south side of
Strait
AMI/32/D.3.10
Graph of water heights at St Martins
Cove
AMI/50/D.3.10
Graph regarding Eastern Coast of
England, 1835
AMI/13/D.3.10
Graph regarding Eastern Coast of
Scotland, 1834
AMI/14/D.3.10
Graph regarding
AMI/17/D.3.10
Graph relating to Coast of
AMI/25/D.3.10
Graph relating to
AMI/26/D.3.10
Graph showing range of tides at
AMI/70/D.3.10
Graph showing range of tides at
AMI/69/D.3.10
Graph showing range of tides at
AMI/71/D.3.10
Graph showing range of tides near
Eastern
AMI/24/D.3.10
Graphs showing heights of high water
AMI/20/D.3.10
W.H. Steavenson, photograph with Greenwich 28-inch refractor, c.1927
Grosser Refractor at the
Astrophysics Observatory,
TOO/9/D.2.12
The Gum Nebula
AMI/8/D.3.11
Hadley J.
PE/79/Rare Books
Portrait of George Hale with letter
from R.A. Gregory (Nature), 1933
PE/1/D.2.11
Stereoscopic photograph of Lunar crater
Copernicus with letter from Hale
to Newall, 1920
TOO/27/D.2.12
Halley, 1712
PE/85/Rare Books
The Orbits of Halley's Biela's and Encke's Comets
compared with those of
the planets.
AMI/1/D.3.11
Hartness
Turret Telescope,
TOO/4/D.2.12
Nebula taken through the Harvard Refractor
TOO/22/D.2.12
Henry, Andrews, c.1800
PE/59/Rare Books
Herschel Caroline Lucretia, 1829
PE/68/Rare Books
PE/74/Rare Books
Herschel J. F. W., 1835
PE/75/Rare Books
Herschel J., 1875
PE/76/Rare Books
Herschel W.
PE/72/Rare Books
Herschels
20ft reflecting telescope 1794
TOO/16/D.2.12
Discovery of Herschels
40ft mirror at
ft telescope. 1927
(photograph)
TOO/2/D.2.12
Steavenson, W. H.
Original Negatives of Herschel
Instruments at
TOO/23/D.2.12
Herstmonceux
Conference, c.1976
GP/22/D.2.10
Hevelius,
c.1900
PE/14/D.2.11
Hipparchus
c.100BC-127BC, c.1900
PE/18/D.2.10
Huggins W.
The [Huggins] twin equatorial
Huyghens,
c.1900
PE/23/D.2.11
GP/24/D.2.10
GP/25/D.2.10
1971
GP/23/D.2.10
E.27.1
Photographed by Sword R.
CO/23/D.3.12
CO/42/D.3.11
GP/2/D.2.10
CO/49/D.3.12
E.27.1
E.27.1
E.27.1
E.27.1
E.27.1
E.27.1
E.27.1
Aerial photograph of
CO/1/D.3.12
Institute of Theoretical Astronomy,
c. 1960s
CO/13/D.3.12
Staff Members of the Institute of
Theoretical Astronomy, 1967
GP/16/D.2.10
International Spectroscopy
Conference,
GP/3/D.2.10
2nd Conference of International
GP/4/D.2.10
3rd Conference of International
Meudon Paris,
1907
GP/18/D.2.10
Photographs of Iron Arc Spectrum
AMI/80/D.3.11
Jackson H. Professor of Greek at
PE/44/D.2.11
Photographs relating to Cambridge Eclipse
Expedition to
EX/16/Rare Books
Jean-Baptiste
Joseph, c.1803
PE/65/Rare Books
Jebb R. C.
(1841-1905)
PE/27/D.2.11
Engraved by Sargent,
J. S
Francis Jenkinson,
Librarian of
PE/4/D.2.11
Johnston Stoney
D. G., late 19th Century
PE/11/D.2.11
Kepler,
c.1900
PE/15/D.2.11
H.C. Key
Observations in
EX/5/D.3.11
Photographed by Mathews
H. E.
36 inch Equatorial, Lick
Observatory, 1886
TOO/29/D.2.12
Lick Observatory Library late 1900s
TOO/6/D.2.12
Plane Crash at Lick Observatory,
1939
TOO/28/D.2.12
The Meridian Instrument, Lick
Observatory,
1888 (1 Photograph)
Linfoot E.
H. John Couch
PE/84/D.2.11
Liveing,
Professor of Chemistry at
PE/43/D.2.11
Lockyer Miss W.
L.
Lockyer Mr
PE/7/D.2.11
Plans of Solar Tunnel at
CO/47/D.3.12
Mason Rev. A. J., 1915
PE/12/D.2.11
Maurin
PE/45/D.2.11
Maxwell James Clerk, 1881
PE/64/Rare Books
Hut south of Newall
Telescope with McClean Solar Equipment, 1911
CO/36/D.3.12
Nebula Messier No. 8, 1970
AMI/94/D.3.11
Michelson Prof A. A., early 20th
Century
PE/9/D.2.11
The Southern Milky Way, c.1970
AMI/6/D.3.11
3 Photographs of the Moon taken by
brothers Paul and Prosper Henry
(Telescope Makers),
AMI/98/D.3.11
Photographs of Moon and Jupiter with
explanatory text, 1894
AMI/76/D.3.11
Specimen Sheet (one of only 4 published) of
a 5 x 5 area of the Moon's
surface on a large
scale, mid 19th Century
AMI/97/D.3.11
Various Photographs of Moon and
Nebulae, 1902-1910
AMI/91/Rare Books
Album of photographs relating to the Mount
Wilson Solar Observatory and
scenery. c.1908
TOO/35/D.2.12
Photograph of Moon by
AMI/82/D.3.11
NATO, ARW Cosmical
Magnetism Conference, 1993
GP/1/D.2.10
NATO ASI Close Binaries Conference,
1983
GP/7/D.2.10
NATO ASI Normal Galaxies, 1980
GP/11/D.2.10
NATO ASI on Supernovae, 1981
GP/10/D.2.10
NATO Conference, Late 1980s
GP/15/D.2.10
NATO Conference, 1980s
GP/17/D.2.10
NATO Cooling Flows Conference, 1987
GP/6/D.2.10
NATO Quasar Conference, 1977
GP/12/D.2.10
Newall
Dome and Pavillion, c.1906
Newall H.
F. (reproduction print of portrait by Fiddes-Watt c. 1930)
Newall H.
F. (original oil painting by Fiddes-Watt c. 1930)
Newall
Professor and Mrs, 1922 (taken by door of Madingley Rise)
Newall
Professor and Mrs, (twin portrait photographs)
Newall's
Coach and Horses (open top carriage)
Newall's
Coach and Horses (closed carriage)
Corner of Madingley
Rise
Newall's
House built 1890. Photograph taken early 20th Century.
Newall's
Telescope, Ferndene,
TOO/19/D.2.12
Dewhurst
Newall's
Telescope tested in
Demolition of Newall
Dome with 25inch Refractor, 1957
CO/43/D.3.12
Interior of Newall
Telescope, view from East
Early Drawings of Moon etc from observing
through Mr Newall's telescope at
AMI/3/D.3.11
Ordnance Survey (25 inch)
of Obsevatory with MS annotations by H. F.
Newall
locating the Solar Physics Observatory, 1903
CO/24/D.3.12
(from pl. VIII of G.B. Airy 'Account of the Northumberland Equatoreal and dome attached to the Cambridge Observatory' Cambridge University Press, 1844)
The Spectrum of Nova Gem., 1912 AMI/84/D.3.11 Plans of various international Observatories,
c.1829 TOO/17/D.2.12 Possible competition design for an observatory TOO/36/D.2.12 Amateur Private Observatory at Late 19th Century TOO/39/D.2.12 Oort
Centenary Meeting, GP/28/D.2.10
Nebula in Orion, 1884 AMI/77/D.3.11 Single Map of Nebulae etc. in Orion,
c.1930 AMI/95/D.3.11 Chart of the AMI/73/D.3.10 TOO/31/D.2.12 Part II Astrophysics, 1998-9 GP/19/D.2.10 Pattinson
H.L. PE/40/D.2.11 Perfect W. 1803 PE/73/Rare Books Perpetual Mechanical Calendar TOO/8/D.2.12 Piazzi G.,
1826? PE/36/D.2.11 Piazzi J.,
1746 PE/71/Rare Books Various Planets and Nebula as seen
with a Newtonian Equatorial of 13 inches Aperture
1856 AMI/79/D.3.11 Post Recombination Universe
Conference, 1987 GP/8/D.2.10 Eclipse Expedition, EX/2/D.3.11 Radcliffe
Observatory Photographs of Nebula, 1954 TOO/26/D.2.12 PE/39/D.2.11 Lord Rayleigh,
3rd Baron and Mathematician ad Physician at Trinity College, PE/42/ D.2.11 Preparations for eclipse
expedition. Redman in foreground and T. Arthur in background with
single mirror siderostat, 1936 EX/10/D.3.11 Celestial Photographs by Isaac Roberts end of 19th
Century AMI/81/D.3.11 Photograph of Stars in Cygnus by Isaac Roberts,
1887 AMI/87/D.3.11 Romer,
c.1900 PE/22/D.2.11 Lord Rosse
(William Parsons), mid 19th Century PE/3/D.2.11 Ingham M. F. Sequence of photographs taken during the
construction of the Royal CO/21/D.3.12 Photograph of eclipse expedition with 4th
Earl of Rosse, Late 19th Century EX/13/D.3.11 Birley O. Portrait photograph of Lord Rutherford,
1932 PE/25/D.2.11
2M Universal Reflecting Telescope at the
Karl Schwarzchild Observatory, TOO/5/D.2.12 Microphotographs of the focal images of the
15-18 inch Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope at AMI/99/D.3.10 Sheepshanks Mr. R. PE/50/D.2.11 Sheepshanks Mr R. PE/67/Rare Books Sheepshanks Telescope First half of 20th Century CO/32/D.3.12 Sheepshanks Telescope, 1898-1959 various views The tube of the Sheepshanks Telescope, disconnected at the elbow to show the mounting of the flat
Short EX/9/D.3.11 Siderostat
removed from Cambridge Hut in 1989 and stored at Lords Bridge CO/38/D.3.12 Photographed by Mr V.M. Slipher
Various Spectra, 1904 TOO/21/D.2.12 Smeaton
John, 1790 PE/60/Rare Books SN 1987a AAT photograph and
astrometry due to David Malin and Graeme White AMI/100/D.3.11 Solar TOO/20/D.2.12 Solar Leeman
Photographs, 1918 AMI/89/D.3.11 Solar Physics Observatory First
half of 20th Century CO/41/D.3.11 Solar Physics Observatory, c.1910 CO/19/D.3.12 Solar Physics Observatory, c.1926 CO/15/D.3.12 36 inch Reflector in Solar Physics
Observatory, CO/45/D.3.12 36
inch telescope at the Solar Physics Observatory, CO/29/D.3.12 The team of the total eclipse of the sun, Solar
Physics Observatory Expedition to EX/14/D.3.11 Photographed by E. W. Tattersall The Solar Physics Observatory, CO/28/D.3.12 Spectoral
Plates in region of 4250, 1911 CO/44/D.3.12 Spectrograph for Eclipse expedition,
c1920/30s TOO/33/D.2.12
Diagram of spectrometer made in 1959 in observatory workshop CO/48/D.3.12
Mr Stanley's Retirement, 1953/4 GP/5/D.2.10 Coloured Illustrations of Stella
Spectra, c.1870 AMI/96/D.3.11 The 90 inch reflector of Steward
Observatory at its Kitt Peak Station, 1969 AMI/7/D.3.11 GP/21/D.3.12 Mr F.J.M. Stratton at Japan Eclipse, c.1936 EX/11/D.3.11 Total Eclipse photograph sent from Royal
Observatory Greenwich to F.J.M. Stratton at Caius
College, 1920/30s AMI Struve F.
G. W., c.1857 PE/87/D.2.11 Geometrical landscape with tables of
relative altitudes from River to principal
edifices, 1828 AMI/27/D.3.10 Photographed by Sword R. The Three Mirror Telescope, CO/51/D.3.12 Address to Sir Joseph John Thomson,
1936 PE/33/D.2.11 Thompson J.J., 1924 PE/53/D.2.11 Thomson J. J., 1922 PE/26/D.2.11 Thomson J. J., 1913 PE/61/Rare Books Tycho Brahe, c.1900 PE/24/D.2.11 Unidentified Graphs AMI/75/D.3.10 Unidentified Group Photographs GP/20/D.2.10 Unidentified Portraits from upstairs PE/82/Rare Books Unidentified Portraits PE/46/D.2.11 Unidentified Refractor, Late 19th
Century TOO/38/D.2.12 The Victoria Telescope at the TOO/15/D.2.12 Vince Samuel, Plumian
Professor of Astronomy, PE/57/Rare Books Von Kluber
Expedition, EX/3/D.3.11 Contact copy of original plate showing
Eclipse seen on Von Kluber expedition EX/5/D.3.11 Wallace A. R., 1916 PE/6/D.2.11 Ward J. Professor of Mental
Philosophy and Logic at PE/29/D.2.11 Spectrograph from Warner
Observatory, TOO/32/D.2.12 Various charts of the world to accompany Mr
Whewells paper on the Tides, c.1831 AMI/74/D.3.10 W.H. Steavenson photographed with the Yerkes 40
inch telescope, 1928 TOO/25/D.2.12 (Steavenson) TOO/25/D.2.12 (Unknown astronomer) Prism Spectrograph on 40 inch Refractor, Yerkes TOO/34/D.2.12 Photographs of the Moon and Nebulae from Yerkes Observatory taken by Ritchley, Barnard
et al., c.1900 (6 Photographs and 2 Mounts of text) Provenance: Given to Sir H. Jeffreys AMI