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Authorised form of nameCarrington; Richard Christopher (1826 - 1875); astronomer
Dates1826 - 1875
NationalityBritish
Place of birthChelsea, London, England
Date of birth26 May 1826
Place of deathChurt, Surrey
Date of death27 November 1875
Research fieldAstronomy
ActivityEducation:
BA
Career:
Astronomical Observer, University of Durham
Memberships:
FRAS; FCPS
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election07/06/1860
SourcesSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/4145857760523020017
Royal Society codeNA3473
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Reference numberTitleDate
EC/1860/09Carrington, Richard Christopher: certificate of election to the Royal Society
MS/257/1/308Letter from Richard Christopher Carrington, Observatory, Redhill to Edward Sabine11 January 1858
NLB/18/631Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to Lord Lister, President of the Royal Society, High Cliff, Lyme Regis13 April 1899
MC/7/167Letter from Fr [Frederik] Kaiser, Director of the Observatory at Leiden, Leiden, to Professor W H [William Hallowes] Miller, Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society, London27 January 1865
MC/7/387Letter from R C [Richard Christopher] Carrington, Isleworth, to Professor [George Gabriel] Stokes, Secretary of the Royal Society17 December 1866
MC/7Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1864-1866
MC/10/467Letter from Wild, Barber & Browne's, 10 1/2 Ironmonger Lane, Cheapside, London, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society], Burlington House5 December 1876
MC/10/472Letter from Wild, Barber & Browne's, 10 1/2 Ironmonger Lane, Cheapside, London, to W [Walter] White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society], Burlington House14 December 1876
MC/10Volume 10 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal SocietyJuly 1873-1876
MS/257/1/307Letter from Richard Christopher Carrington, Observatory, Redhill to Edward Sabine16 December 1856
MS/257/1/306Letter from Richard Christopher Carrington, Observatory, Redhill to Edward Sabine11 December 1856
HS/19/210Sketch of sun spot, by Richard Christopher CarringtonJuly 1859
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