| Description | Tables of numbered stars with magnitudes, right ascensions and declinations 1850 and 1875, together with the with numbers of observations made. An original paper label has been preserved with the inscription: 'Argelander's Stars from 15 degrees to 30 degrees South, brought up by precession from 1850 to 1875. deposited at the Royal Society by request of R.C.Carrington Esq. Jan 1867' [eg 1876?].
Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799-1875) German astronomer. Richard Christopher Carrington (1826-1875) British astronomer. |