Authorised form of name | Main; Robert (1808 - 1878) |
Dates | 1808 - 1878 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Upnor, Kent, England |
Date of birth | 12 July 1808 |
Place of death | Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford |
Date of death | 09 May 1878 |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Activity | Education: MA (Cabridge) Memberships: FRAS (President 1860)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 07/06/1860 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/18001987 |
Code | NA3602 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1860/15 | Main, Robert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/7/191 | Letter from R [Robert] Main, Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, to J Park Harrison | 29 March 1865 |
MC/7 | Volume 7 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1864-1866 |
AP/47/4 | Observations, 'Lunar curves of m [mean] temperature at Greenwich' by J Park Harrison | 1865 |