Mainly consist of astronomical calculations, including work relating to Halley's Comet. Also includes some accounts and draft regulations for the London Chemical Society.
William Samuel Stratford: Papers
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.4236-4238
- Dates of Creation1827-1838
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- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description3 file(s) 3 files paper paper
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For the final results of the calculations in MS.Add.4237 see Statford's paper 'On the Elements of the Orbit of Halley's Comet in 1835 and 1836' in the Nautical almanac for 1839 (published 1837), appendix pp. 185-263.