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- 1845-1921 (Creación)
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3 volumes
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Historia biográfica
Charles Piazzi Smyth was born in Italy in 1819, the son of William Henry Smyth (1788-1865), a naval officer and respected amateur astronomer, and Annabella Warrington (1788-1873). His godfather was Giuseppe Piazzi, a famous Sicilian astronomer.
In 1855, he married Jessie Duncan. Piazzi Smyth died in 1900 and was buried alongside his wife Jessie beneath a pyramid tombstone at the church in Sharow, near Ripon.
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Books of transits observed including details such as date, star or planet observed, telescope wire, mean passage, clocks error and daily rate. Also includes additional notes and remarks on the findings.
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- inglés