GB 0402 DOG - GILL, Sir David (1843-1914)

4 boxes with 34 files

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GB 0402 DOG [1870-1920] Collection level 4 boxes with 34 files Gill , Sir , David , 1843-1914 , Knight , astronomer

Born Aberdeen 1843; educated Dollar Academy and Marischal College Aberdeen; left university prematurely to take up watchmaking apprenticeship aged 17; took up astronomy 1863; visted Pulkovo Observatory, St Petersburg and Germany, 1873; observed Transit of Venus in Mauritius, 1874-1976; visited Ascension to observe Mars, 1876; Her Majesty's Astronomer at Cape of Good Hope, 1879-1907; pioneered photography in astronomy especially from 1882 resulting in the publication of the magnitudes and positions of more than 455,000 stars; organised geodetic survey of South Africa, largely completed by 1897; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1883; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1890-1914; died 1914.

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Received from the family.

Papers of Sir David Gill, [1870-1920], including approximately 1000 letters addressed to Gill, chiefly scientific in content, written in the 1870s and in the first decade of the 20th century; letters relating to awards and orders received by Gill, 1891-1913 and printed report on the initiation and progress of the geodetic survey of Rhodesia.

Arranged according to the Scope and Content set out above.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of an application form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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Index of correspondents available in the Foyle reading room.

RGS Archives - Correspondence Block, 1881-1910, 22 letters, chiefly referring to geodetic survey work.

Royal Observatory, Edinburgh: NRA(S)2657, correspondence and papers, 1872-1885; Royal Astronomical Society Library: MSS Gill, correspondence and papers, 1868-1913; Cambridge University Library Department of Manuscripts: RGO MSS, correspondence and papers, 1879-1907 and Add 7342, 7656, correspondence with Lord Kelvin, 1884-1907 and letters to Sir George Stokes, 1883-1902; London School of Economics Library: Markham Collection, letters to Violet Markham 1899-1906.

Prepared by an archives volunteer, using existing finding aids on behalf of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Revised by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Obituary in Geographical Journal 1914, Vol. 43 pp 344/6. ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA. May 2001; Nov 2008. Astronomical observatories Astronomy Gill , Sir , David , 1843-1914 , Knight , astronomer Scientific facilities South Africa Southern Africa

Received from the family.

Papers of Sir David Gill, [1870-1920], including approximately 1000 letters addressed to Gill, chiefly scientific in content, written in the 1870s and in the first decade of the 20th century; letters relating to awards and orders received by Gill, 1891-1913 and printed report on the initiation and progress of the geodetic survey of Rhodesia.

Arranged according to the Scope and Content set out above.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of an application form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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RGS Archives - Correspondence Block, 1881-1910, 22 letters, chiefly referring to geodetic survey work.

Index of correspondents available in the Foyle reading room.

Royal Observatory, Edinburgh: NRA(S)2657, correspondence and papers, 1872-1885; Royal Astronomical Society Library: MSS Gill, correspondence and papers, 1868-1913; Cambridge University Library Department of Manuscripts: RGO MSS, correspondence and papers, 1879-1907 and Add 7342, 7656, correspondence with Lord Kelvin, 1884-1907 and letters to Sir George Stokes, 1883-1902; London School of Economics Library: Markham Collection, letters to Violet Markham 1899-1906.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

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