Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (1749-1822). These are calculations, tables, and notes regarding the planets Uranus, Venus, Jupiter, and other planets and celestial bodies including comets and stars. There are also notes relating to the history of Astronomy.
Dates
- Creation: 1778-1821
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Delambre was a professor of astronomy in the Collège de France. He is best known for his tables of Uranus and his work on the history of astronomy.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS458.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
General
Purchase from Jonathan Hill, 1986.
General
The Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre papers, ca. 1778-1821.
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Register of Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 26
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States