Bond, Richard Fifield, 1827-1866

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Telegraph Signals; Sidereal Chronometer Records; R.F. Bond to Halifax; Chronometer sent to Charleston, South Carolina; Mean Time Clock; Time for Boston; Transit of Arcturus

Scope and Contents: This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....

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Observations: Donati's Comet; Asteroid Searle; Photography; Tuttle Comet VII; Searle's Planet; Collection of Memoranda relating to naked eye view of Comet of Donati in Sept. & Oct. 1858; [newsprint clipping] Boston Daily Advertiser: The Great Comet of 1858; ephemeris of Mr. Schubert's Asteroid; Ephemeris of Comet VIII; Ephemeris of Comet V

Numerous sketches of Comet of Donati

Scope and Contents: Opposition of Neptune; Observations on the Comet, July 1847; Observation of the Moon; First Occultation observed with the Great Refractor;; Note on observing the "division of Saturn's ring" [Aug 27th 1847]; Great Nebula in Andromeda; Jupiter; Immersion of 29 Ophiuci; Observations of Lasell's Satellite of Neptune; Mars; Observations of Venus; Observations for Personal Equations with Prof. S.C. Walker"Rev J H Clinch with us -"Maria Mitchell's Comet...

Scope and Contents: Comparisons by 12MT- Comparators -1107 and 1508; Comparison of chronometers with MTC - by aid of 6hr; Comparisons with comparator No. 1508; 1855 June 5th Last comparison before embarcation; Direct comparisons; Comparison of chronometer Thomas Adams No 3585;Comparator Y (No. 1107 -)(copied from the paper found in the top); Sidereal Chronometer No. 3585; Errors of Chronometers on Greenwich M.S.T.; Notes documenting return of specific chronometers following examination; Direct comparison of...

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Questions propounded by Mr Briggs, relative to his clock with a circulating pendulum; Comparison of sidereal clock with that containing Briggs patent circulating pendulum; recorded chronometer timings; Lieut. Ives set up his transit instrument on the stand of our variation-transit and obtained the following y E.C. and the Spring-governor.; Result, time to be given 4 1/2 seconds sooner at Cambridge than the bells at Boston should strike.

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Programme of Telegraph operations from Cambridge observatory (C) to Newyork [sic] Observatory (N) for 1848

Observations for clock corrections for Telegraph Operations; Transits July 8th 1848; Aurora; E Bootis, a2 Libra, B Librae, a Corona Borealis, a Serpentis; Polaris; Spica; Lyra; Star Signals; Immersion of Librae; Observations for Personal equation between WCB and Prof. Loomis; Arcturus illumination day light.

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Annotated May 1854

Scope and Contents: This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....

Scope and Contents: This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....

Scope and Contents: This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....

Scope and Contents: This series contains astronomical observations and data calculations spanning the early history of the Harvard College Observatory from 1848 until 1877, though most materials date to the subsequent directorships of H.C.O. founder William Cranch Bond and then his son George Phillips Bond prior to his death 1866. Astronomers whose work is represented in this series include: William Cranch Bond, George Phillips Bond, Richard F. Bond, Benjamin Pierce, Charles W. Tuttle, Horace P....