Authorised form of name | Pigott; Nathaniel (1725 - 1804) |
Other forms of surname | Piggott |
Dates | 1725 - 1804 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Whitton, Middlesex, England |
Date of birth | 1725 |
Place of death | # |
Date of death | 30 May 1804 |
Research field | Astronomy |
Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 16/01/1772 |
Relationships | Probably related to Granado Pigott (FRS 1774) |
Sources | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: Anita McConnell and Alison Brech, 'Nathaniel and Edward Pigott, Itinerant Astronomers' in NR 1999 vol 53 pp 305-318 |
Royal Society code | NA8007 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
Reference number | Title | Date |
EC/1772/07 | Pigott, Nathaniel: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
L&P/8/92 | Paper, 'Announcement of the comet of 18 August 1783' by Nathaniel Pigott | 1783 |
L&P/7/40 | Paper, 'Astronomical observations made in the Austrian Netherlands, 1773-5' by Nathaniel Pigott | 10 January 1778 |
L&P/7/201 | Letter, 'Meridian and other observations of Mercury' from Nathaniel Pigott to unknown recipient | 4 January 1781 |
L&P/5/171 | Letter, 'Of the late transit of Venus' from Nathaniel Pigott to John Bevis | 15 March 1770 |
L&P/5/237 | Paper, 'Meteorological observations at Caen in the years 1765-69' by Nathaniel Piggott | 20 July 1770 |
L&P/7/182 | Paper, 'Double stars discovered at Frampton House, Glamorgan' by Nathaniel Pigott | 27 October 1779 |
L&P/6/158 | Paper, 'Astronomical observations in the Austrian Netherlands in 1772 and 1773' by Natheniel Pigott | 2 September 1773 |
L&P/7/200 | Paper, 'Astronomical observations' by Nathaniel Pigott | 1781 |
L&P/8/92/2 | Plate, 'Meteor seen over Hewit Common near York' by Nathaniel Pigott | 1783 |
L&P/8/190 | Letter, 'The transit of Mercury over the Sun's disk, observed at Louvain 3 May 1786' from Nathaniel Pigott to Nevil Mas kelyne | 27 May 1786 |
L&P/8/92/1 | Letter, 'Announcement of the comet of 18 August 1783' from Nathaniel Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne | 18 October 1783 |
L&P/8/92/3 | Letter, 'Announcement of the comet of 18 August 1783' from Nathaniel Pigott to Nevil Maskelyne | 11 December 1783 |
L&P/6/146 | Letter, 'Astronomical observations made in the Spanish Netherlands' from Nathaniel Pigott to Maskelyne | 11 August 1775 |