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C. Piazzi Smyth

An English astronomer who was Astronomer Royal for Scotland from 1846 to 1888; he is known for many innovations in astronomy and his pyramidological and metrological studies of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Wikipedia).

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British astronomer (1817-1900)

Born 1819
Died 1900

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  • Cover of: Our inheritance in the Great pyramid.

    First published in 1864 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ourinheritancein00smytuoft
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  • Cover of: The great pyramid: its secrets and mysteries revealed

    First published in 1978 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: On the antiquity of intellectual man, from a practical and astronomical point of view

    First published in 1868 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1874 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Teneriffe, an astronomer's experiment: or, Specialities of a residence above the clouds.

    First published in 1858 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: New measures of the Great pyramid

    First published in 1884 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Micrometrical measures of gaseous spectra under high dispersion.: By C. Piazzi Smyth. From the Transactions of the Royal society of Edinburgh, vol. 32, pt. 3.

    First published in 1886 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Descriptive catalogue of photographs of the Great Pyramid: taken by Professor Piazzi Smyth ... and published, in 1874, by J. Pollitt

    First published in 1877 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A poor man's photography at the Great Pyramid in the year 1865: compared with that of the ordnance survey establishment, subsidized by London wealth, and under the orders of Col. Sir Henry James ... at the same place four years afterwards : a discourse delivered before the Edinburgh Photographic Society on December 1st, 1869

    First published in 1870 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Life and work at the Great pyramid during the months of January, February, March, and April, A.D. 1865: with a discussion of the facts ascertained.

    First published in 1867 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Madeira meteorologic: being a paper on the above subject read before the Royal Society, Edinburgh on 1st of May 1882

    First published in 1882 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Present state of the longitude question in navigation.: (Tuesday, the 26th April 1859.)

    First published in 1859 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1858 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1862 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1862 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1882 1 edition — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1867 1 edition — 1 previewable
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British astronomer (1817-1900)

Born 1819
Died 1900
Subjects
Pyramids, Miscellanea, Great Pyramid (Egypt), Curiosa and miscellany, Description, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Ancient Architecture, Ancient Civilization, Antiquities, Architectural photography, Astronomical observatories, Astronomy, Climate, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, Excavations (Archaeology), Experiments, Latitude and longitude, Miscellanées, Pyramides, Pyramids of Giza (Egypt), Solar Spectrum, Spectrum analysis, Travel
Places
Egypt, Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Teide, Pico de (Canary Islands), Gorki (Russia), Great Britain, Great Pyramid (Egypt), Nizhegorodskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ (Russia), Pico de (Canary Islands) Teide, Russia Republic), Soviet Union, Tenerife (Canary Islands)

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Alternative names

  • S. Piazzi Smyth
  • Piazzi Smyth
  • Smyth
  • Charles Piazzi
  • 1819-1900
  • Charles Piazzi Smyth
  • C. Piazzi 1819-1900 Smyth
  • Smyth, C. Piazzi

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December 27, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Normal name order
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import