Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott confirms that he will present Pigott's paper on the discovery of a comet to the Royal Society.
In this letter, Maskelyne confirms that he will present Pigott's paper on the discovery of a comet to the Royal Society and he comments on how bad weather and moonlight prevented him from seeing it here at Greenwich. Maskelyne discusses the merit of using thin collimation wires in the field of view and includes a few sketches. He also comments on John Goodricke's (17 September 1764 – 20 April 1786) observations of the variable star Algol.
Record Details
| Item reference: | LBK/85/6; REG15/000535.17 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript volumes acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Date made: | 1783-12-23; 23 December 1783 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Engraving of Nevil Maskelyne. (Print) (LBK/85/1)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott about the delay in presenting Pigott's paper on observations of Mercury to the Royal Society. (Letters) (LBK/85/2)
- Engraving of Dr. Maskelyne, Royal Astronomer. (Print) (LBK/85/3)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott about a comet against the background stars of the constellation Vulpecula. (Letters) (LBK/85/4)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott observations relating to the lunar eclipse. (Letters) (LBK/85/5)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott confirms that he will present Pigott's paper on the discovery of a comet to the Royal Society. (Letter) (LBK/85/6)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to John Goodricke on series of observations by Edward Pigott. (Letters) (LBK/85/7)
- Letter from Maskelyne to John Goodricke on Goodricke's discovery of the variable star Delta Cephei. (Letters) (LBK/85/8)
- Letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott with observations on on meridan observations of the Moon, the eclipses of Jupiter's moons, Abbe Toaldo and fireball meteors. (Letters) (LBK/85/9)
- A table of findings on stars. (Letters) (LBK/85/10)
- Engraving of Nevil Maskelyne. (Print) (LBK/85/11)
- Nevil Maskelyne to Edward Pigott comparing Pigott's observations of lunar transits to his own. (Letters) (LBK/85/12)
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