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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: Life and work at the Great Pyramid during the months of January, February, March and April A.D. 1865

    First published in 1867 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Our inheritance in the Great Pyramid.

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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.

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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.

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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 oscer tained.

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  • Cover of: Madeira meteorologic: being a paper on the above subject read before the Royal Society, Edinburgh, on the 1st of May 1882

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  • Cover of: Report on the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh ... and the Edinburgh equatorial in 1887: extracted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, Edinburgh ... session 1887-88 (with other papers) re-addressed to all who love the said Royal Observatory (etc.).

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  • Cover of: Madeira spectroscopic: being a revision of 21 places in the red half of the solar visible spectrum...

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  • Cover of: Three cities in Russia

    First published in 1862 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Three cities in Russia.

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  • Cover of: Madeira Spectroscopic: Being a Revision of 21 Places in the Red Half of the ...

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  • Cover of: A few words on the late Venus transit and the sun-distance

    First published in 1883 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pamphlet of extracts from the 13th volume of the astronomical observations made at the Royal observatory, Edinburgh

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  • Cover of: On an equal-surface for maps of the world: and its application to certain anthropological questions, read before the Royal Scottish society of arts May 9, 1870

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  • Cover of: Memorandum requested by the Committee on Kosmic Time and Prime Meridian, appointed by the International Institute for Preserving and Perfecting Weights and Measures

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  • Cover of: On the total solar eclipse of 1851

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British astronomer (1817-1900)

Born 1819
Died 1900
Subjects
Pyramids, Miscellanea, Description and travel, Great Pyramid (Egypt), Solar Spectrum, Astronomy, Experiments, Spectrum, Solar, Architectural photography, Climate, Curiosa and miscellany, Description, Meteorology, Observations, Social life and customs, Spectrum analysis, Stars, Ancient Architecture, Ancient Civilization, Antiquities, Astronomical observatories, Canary islands, description and travel, Catalogs, Colonies, Comets
Places
Egypt, Tenerife (Canary Islands), Great Britain, Scotland, Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Teide, Pico de (Canary Islands), Edinburgh, Gorki (Russia), Great Pyramid (Egypt), Madeira (Madeira Islands), Madeira Islands, Nizhegorodskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ (Russia), Pico de (Canary Islands) Teide, Russia Republic), Soviet Union, Sun, Venus (Planet)
Time
1851, 1882

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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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