Research Catalog

Title

A catalogue of 16,748 southern stars deduced by the United States Naval Observatory from the zone observations made at Santiago de Chile by the U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the southern hemisphere during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52.

Publication

Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1895.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Gilliss, J. M. (James Melville), 1811-1865.
• United States Naval Observatory.

Description

lxvii, 420 p. illus. (part fold.); 30 cm.

Series Statement

United States. Naval Observatory. Washington observations for 1890. App.1

Subject

• Stars > Catalogs

Note

• Lieut. J. M. Gilliss, superintendent of the Expedition. Archibald MacRae, S. Ledyard Phelps, E. R. Smith, assistants.
• The results of the astronomical observations of the Expedition were designed to form v. 4 and 5 of the reports of the Expedition, of which v. 1-3 and 6 were published in 1855-56. Vols.4 and 5 were not published, the material for v. 4 having been published by the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1871 as appendix 1 to the Washington observations for 1868, while that for v. 5 is here first published.

Call Number

OTK (Gilliss, J. M. Catalogue of 16748 stars)

LCCN

04005380

OCLC

2916134

Title

A catalogue of 16,748 southern stars deduced by the United States Naval Observatory from the zone observations made at Santiago de Chile by the U.S. Naval Astronomical Expedition to the southern hemisphere during the years 1849-'50-'51-'52.

Imprint

Washington, Govt. Print. Off., 1895.

Series

United States. Naval Observatory. Washington observations for 1890. App.1

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Added Author

Gilliss, J. M. (James Melville), 1811-1865.

United States Naval Observatory.

Research Call Number

OTK (Gilliss, J. M. Catalogue of 16748 stars)