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EAP1190/1/1/15
- Record Id:
- 040-004402826
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004402810
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100173881472.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1190/1/1/15
- Title:
- A. W. Roberts Miscellaneous Papers No. 10 (Part 2 of 2).
- Scope & Content:
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An undated collection of papers, which, with a single exception, are astronomically themed, mostly about variable stars. The single exception is one page headed "Third Year - Boys." listing 10 names and surnames. The bulk of the material, about 275 pages, consists of calculations and diagrams relating to "position error" for various stars (R Ant, R Ara, S Ara, eta Car, R Car, S Car, U Car, V Car, W Car, X Car, y (?) Car, R Cru, S Cru, T Cru, R Nor, U Nor, kappa (K) Pav, L3069 Pup, L3105 Pup, pi Pup, R Pup, RR Pup, S Pup, sigma Pup, T Pup, R Pyx, RY Sco, R TrA, S TrA, T TrA, N Vel, R Vel, S Vel, and T Vel). There are also 27 pages of calculations and diagrams about alpha-1 Cen, alpha-2 Cen, and beta Cen, and a few pages of original observations and observing registers, of unknown star(s). One page bears the stamp of "THE EAST LONDON CLUB". Two essays are part of the collection: "The Stars / part (1)", written for the layman about star gazing (5 pages) and "Sirius", also written for the layman, describing various traditional views of the star and discussing the discovery of the companion star Sirius B (16 pages). Finally, there is a 4 page listing of the contents of the Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society (vols. 38-49). Previously listed as R045. Split into two packets.
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Extent: Approximately 335 loose, unnumbered pages (324 blank sides).
Size and dimensions of original material: Height 36cm, width 23cm.
Condition of original material: Stable.
Arrangement: Original arrangement by the creator.
Original institution reference: AWR051.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Boyden Observatory Archive
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004402810
036-004402811
040-004402826 - Is part of:
- EAP1190/1 : Endangered Records in the Boyden Observatory Archive
EAP1190/1/1 : Variable star observations by Alexander William Roberts for the period 1891-1933
EAP1190/1/1/15 : A. W. Roberts Miscellaneous Papers No. 10 (Part 2 of 2). - Hierarchy:
- 032-004402810[0001]/036-004402811[0015]/040-004402826
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1190/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 335
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1190-1-1-15 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1890
- End Date:
- 1925
- Date Range:
- 1890-1925
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- CC BY-NC
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- Former External References:
- AWR051
- Arrangement:
- Original arrangement by the creator.
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Centre for Astronomical Heritage (CfAH)
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)