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1.  Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy / Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
   , and the Astronomer Royal was expected to advise upon all of the British and Colonial Observatories. It was necessary ... that he was Astronomer Royal is to be found at the Royal Observatory. It is all bound and arranged in the most perfect  details...
   • creator(s) - Airy, George Biddell, 1801-1892
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   • subject(s) - observatory; greenwich; astr; playford; royal observatory; airy; cambridge; astronomer royal; admiralty; nov; lunar; feb; jan; astronomer; royal; lunar theory; sept; june; greenwich observatory; george biddell; cambridge observatory; transit; mar; biddell; feb; sept; greenwich observatory; mar; astronomer royal; astr; astronomer; biddell; transit; nov; playford; greenwich; observatory; jan; cambridge observatory; lunar theory; admiralty; royal; george biddell; airy; june; lunar; cambridge; royal observatory;
   • title - Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy
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2.  Kant's cosmogony [microform] : as in his essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his natural history and theory of the heavens : with introduction, appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham / edited and translated by W. Hasti / Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
   of this edition in the Library of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and in King's College Library, Aberdeen ... , now in the Library of the Edinburgh Royal Observatory. TRANSLATOR'S INTRODUCTION Ixvii  details...
   • creator(s) - Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
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   • publisher - Glasgow : J. Maclehose, 1900.
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   • subject(s) - nebular hypothesis; earth rotation; cosmogony; kant; rotation; planets; laplace; particles; kant's universal; saturn; theory; axial rotation; plane; comets; planet; orbits; system; hypothesis; milky way; centre; motion; circular; stars; scientific; formation; solar system; lord kelvin; saturn; nebular hypothesis; comets; rotation; stars; earth rotation; formation; solar system; circular; planets; system; planet; motion; milky way; kant; orbits; hypothesis; centre; axial rotation; kant's universal; theory; scientific; lord kelvin; kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; plane; cosmogony; laplace; particles;
   • title - Kant's cosmogony [microform] : as in his essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his natural history and theory of the heavens : with introduction, appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham / edited and translated by W. Hasti
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3.  Kant's cosmogony as in his Essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his Natural history and theory of the heavens, with introd., appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham. Edited and translated by W. Hastie. / Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
   of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and in King s College Library, Aberdeen. It was again reprinted ... brought by Professor Copeland from Gottingen, now in the Library of the Edinburgh Royal Observatory  details...
   • creator(s) - Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804
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   • publisher - Glasgow J. Maclehose 1900
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   • subject(s) - cosmogony; kant; rotation; planets; particles; plane; theory; axial rotation; system; milky way; centre; lord kelvin; motion; stars; solar system; rotation; stars; solar system; planets; system; motion; milky way; kant; centre; axial rotation; theory; lord kelvin; kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; plane; cosmogony; particles;
   • title - Kant's cosmogony as in his Essay on the retardation of the rotation of the earth and his Natural history and theory of the heavens, with introd., appendices, and a portrait of Thomas Wright of Durham. Edited and translated by W. Hastie.
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4.  Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain / Stokes, John Lort, 1812-1885
   with the standard instruments at the Royal Society or Royal Observatory on your return home. 6. All observations ... of our homeward determination during the last voyage. Mr. Maclear, of the Royal Observatory, and Captain Wauchope  details...
   • creator(s) - Stokes, John Lort, 1812-1885
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   • subject(s) - port essington; fathoms; bay; cape; australia; island; south; east; reef; port; north; coast; strait; west; captain; miles; captain wickham; roebuck bay; natives; swan river; swan river; island; coast; australia; north; cape; miles; natives; south; east; port; reef; captain; captain wickham; port essington; roebuck bay; bay; strait; west; fathoms;
   • title - Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. With an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During The Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in the Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative Of Captain
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5.  Pellucidar / Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950
   I called Greenwich. The boulder was the "Royal Observatory." I had made a start! I cannot tell ... . Perry had been greatly interested in my map and in the "royal observatory" at Greenwich. By use  details...
   • creator(s) - Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950
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   • subject(s) - pellucidar; hooja; dian; perry; within pellucidar; perry; within pellucidar; pellucidar; dian; hooja;
   • title - Pellucidar
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6.  The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth. / Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
   to Maskelyne and Sir William Herschel. The records of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, are very scanty ... PREFACE xvii nothing of the lost letters, and Captain H. Newenham, of the Royal Fusiliers, tells  details...
   • creator(s) - Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
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   • publisher - New York, Macmillan, 1905-07.
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   • subject(s) - united states foreign relations; franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790; united states politics and government; franklin; benjamin franklin; benjamin; united states foreign relations; benjamin; benjamin franklin; franklin; united states politics and government;
   • title - The writings of Benjamin Franklin; collected and ed., with a life and introduction, by Albert Henry Smyth.
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7.  Theophrastus of Eresus on winds and on weather signs / tr., with an introduction and notes, and an appendix on the direction, number and nomenclature of the winds in classical and later times by Jas. G. Wood ... and edited by G. J. Symons. / Theophrastus
   . ->*^- The Royal Society. The Royal Obsebvatoey, Geeenwich. The Royal Observatory, Elinburoh. The Royal ... .ie^.s., Chevalier de la Legion d^Honneur, Secretary of the Royal Meteorological Society, LONDON : EDWARD  details...
   • creator(s) - Theophrastus
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   • publisher - London : Edward Stanford, 1894.
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   • subject(s) - winds; weather; theophrastus; wind; rain; storm; winter solstice; fair weather; indicates rain; indicates; sun; indicates rain; winds; storm; indicates; sun; wind; weather; rain; winter solstice; fair weather;
   • title - Theophrastus of Eresus on winds and on weather signs / tr., with an introduction and notes, and an appendix on the direction, number and nomenclature of the winds in classical and later times by Jas. G. Wood ... and edited by G. J. Symons.
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8.  The philosophy of Immanuel Kant / by A.D. Lindsay ... / Lindsay, A. D. (Alexander Dunlop), 1879-1952
   ASTRONOMY, bv E W. Maunder, F.R.A.S., of the Royal Observatory; Greenwich. 26 HENRI BEKGSON ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Lindsay, A. D. (Alexander Dunlop), 1879-1952
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   • publisher - London : T.C. & E.C. Jack, [1913?]
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   • subject(s) - kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; kant; critique; causation; perception; philosophy; space; principles; perceive; first critique; moral; science; reality; principle; judgment; judgments; knowledge; judgment; perception; moral; principles; critique; knowledge; kant; first critique; philosophy; perceive; reality; judgments; causation; science; kant, immanuel, 1724-1804; principle; space;
   • title - The philosophy of Immanuel Kant / by A.D. Lindsay ...
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9.  Kepler / Bryant, Walter W.
   Men of Science Edited by S. Chapman, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. KEPLER by WALTER W. BRYANT of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1920 CONTENTS. I. Astronomy Before Kepler II. Early Life of Kepler III. Tycho ...  details...
   • creator(s) - Bryant, Walter W.
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   • subject(s) - kepler; tycho; orbit; astronomy; planetary; planets; mars; motion; planet; moon; earth; circle; centre; theory; planets; earth; orbit; mars; planet; motion; tycho; centre; circle; astronomy; planetary; kepler; theory; moon;
   • title - Kepler
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10.  History of Astronomy / Forbes, George, 1849-1936
    , and also the Royal Observatory of Greeenwich, where he established Flamsteed as first Astronomer Royal ... .C. the royal astronomers Hi and Ho failed to predict an eclipse. It probably created great terror  details...
    • creator(s) - Forbes, George, 1849-1936
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    • subject(s) - solar; tycho; tycho brahe; astronomy; spectrum; orbit; brahe; parallax; kepler; herschel; copernicus; planet; planets; comet; lunar; solar system; telescope; observatory; newton; astronomers; stars; motion; gravitation; comets; astronomer; jupiter; astron; astronomers; herschel; jupiter; tycho; comets; spectrum; stars; astronomy; astronomer; gravitation; solar system; telescope; planets; solar; astron; observatory; comet; newton; orbit; tycho brahe; planet; motion; brahe; copernicus; parallax; kepler; lunar;
    • title - History of Astronomy
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