Reference number | MC/1/78 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter from John Pond, Astronomer Royal, to Sir Humphry Davy, President of the Royal Society |
Date | 21 November 1821 |
Description | Regarding a derangement in the mural circle at the [Greenwich Royal] Observatory, which possibly began in autumn 1819. Pond details reparations and corrections undertaken, including some by Edward Troughton, estimates the amount of errors created and preempts a note to be published in the upcoming 1820 Greenwich Observations. |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist | 1778 - 1829 |
NA3168 | Pond; John (1767 - 1836) | 1767 - 1836 |
NA7854 | Troughton; Edward (1753 - 1835) | 1753 - 1835 |