Captain William mentioned Sir George Airy attended a Royal Astronomical Society Council meeting.
Captain William mentioned Sir George Airy attended a Royal Astronomical Society council meeting were arguments broke out as someone attacked a paper written in 1844 by Admiral Sinyth called "Cycle of Celestial Objects", which earned him the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1845.
Record Details
| Item reference: | AGC/52/14 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1879-02-19; 1879-04-16 1879-05-07 |
| Creator: | Noble, William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Letter from Capt. William Noble giving instructions for an experiment. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/1)
- Letter from Capt. William Noble with drawings on refractors and telephone. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/2)
- Letter about the views of learning and people watching with reference to English Mechanics. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/3)
- Letter from Capt. William Noble with an open invitation to Ernest Wiltshire. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/4)
- Letter with instructions on how to make a boxwood chuck. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/5)
- Letter that accompanied the book Elements of Mechanism. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/6)
- Captain William Noble discusses the difference between an accident and a calamity. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/7)
- Letter from Capt. William Noble includes a clip of advertisement for The Amateur Mechanics Practical Handbook by Arthur H.G. Hobson. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/8)
- Letter of thanks for the birthday gift and discusses local crime. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/9)
- Captain William Noble wishes Ernest a happy 21st birthday. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/10)
- Captain William Noble wishes all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 1879. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/11)
- Captain William Noble received no valentine cards. (Manuscript) (AGC/52/12)
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