Letters to Manuel Johnson, Keeper of the Radcliffe Observatory, from fellow astronomers
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 5720
Held at the Weston Library
With (fols. 141-4) two letters to Mrs. Johnson from Sir George Bidell Airy, 1859.
Dates
- Creation: 1827-59
Extent
144 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 5720, fols. 1-2].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 5720
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13169
Abstract
Letters to Manuel Johnson, Keeper of the Radcliffe Observatory, from fellow astronomers
Biographical / Historical
Manuel John Johnson (1805-1859) was an astronomer and Keeper of the Radcliffe Observatory.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought from John Wilson, 1995.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Letters to Manuel Johnson, Keeper of the Radcliffe Observatory, from fellow astronomers
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk