Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II FLAMSTEED
- CHAPTER III HALLEY AND HIS SUCCESSORS
- CHAPTER IV AIRY
- CHAPTER V THE OBSERVATORY BUILDINGS
- CHAPTER VI THE TIME DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER VII THE TRANSIT AND CIRCLE DEPARTMENTS
- CHAPTER VIII THE ALTAZIMUTH DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER IX THE MAGNETIC AND METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS
- CHAPTER X THE HELIOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XI THE SPECTROSCOPIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XII THE ASTROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XIII THE DOUBLE-STAR DEPARTMENT
- INDEX
CHAPTER VI - THE TIME DEPARTMENT
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2014
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER II FLAMSTEED
- CHAPTER III HALLEY AND HIS SUCCESSORS
- CHAPTER IV AIRY
- CHAPTER V THE OBSERVATORY BUILDINGS
- CHAPTER VI THE TIME DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER VII THE TRANSIT AND CIRCLE DEPARTMENTS
- CHAPTER VIII THE ALTAZIMUTH DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER IX THE MAGNETIC AND METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENTS
- CHAPTER X THE HELIOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XI THE SPECTROSCOPIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XII THE ASTROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT
- CHAPTER XIII THE DOUBLE-STAR DEPARTMENT
- INDEX
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- The Royal Observatory GreenwichA Glance at its History and Work, pp. 146 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013