Six mementos relating to Sir George Biddell Airy, Astronomer Royal, 1835-1881
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Administrative / biographical background
Sir George Biddell Airy was a mathematician and astronomer. He was a Professor at Cambridge University before being appointed the Astronomer Royal in 1835, a position he held for 46 years until his retirement in 1881. His achievements include the Airy Transit Circle telescope which defined the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, on which GMT is based.
Administrative / biographical background
Sir George Biddell Airy was a mathematician and astronomer. He was a Professor at Cambridge University before being appointed the Astronomer Royal in 1835, a position he held for 46 years until his retirement in 1881. His achievements include the Airy Transit Circle telescope which defined the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, on which GMT is based.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/Z/44/1-6 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | FILE |
| Extent: | 6 items |
| Date made: | 1823 - 1911 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Airy Collection |
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- Battle of Trafalgar: including a piece of wood from the deck of HMS VICTORY and a ticket of admission to Nelson's funeral. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/1)
- Benin Expedition: press cuttings and various letters. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/2)
- Raid on Zeebrugge, 22-23 Apr 1918: chart, watercolours and press cuttings of Capt Nevil Pritchard. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/3)
- British military authority banknote and five Japanese banknotes for use in occupied Indonesia, 1939-1945. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/4)
- Mark Robinson: documents issued by and to, consisting of flag signals, lantern signal, secret rendezvous, orders of battle and sailing instructions and special signals. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/5)
- Account of the Battle of Camperdown by Joseph Brodie, 11 Oct 1797. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/6)
- Sir Edward Littleton: various correspondence. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/7)
- J.M. Matria, Consul-General at Tangier: various letters. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/8)
- Naval Volunteer Home Defence Association: minutes, leaflets and letters relating to the dissolution of the Association. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/9)
- Wreck of the ROYAL GEORGE and EDGAR: sketches of operation for raising by Col Sir C. Pasley, 1839-40. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/10)
- Various documents including a report on surveying of the Persian Gulf by George H. Bruck, surveyor to the H.E.I.C. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/11)
- Documents relating to the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. (Manuscript) (HSR/Z/12)
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