Main, Robert, (1808-1878), astronomer

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Surname:	Main
Forenames:	Robert
Gender:	Male
Date:	1808-1878
Biography:	ODNB link for Main, Robert (1808-1878) Astronomer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P143782 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P18802 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	draft articles	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng misc d 94
2	1872: short account of the Radcliffe Observatory	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS. D.D. Radcliffe c. 40/2	NRA 1277
3	corresp with Sir John Herschel (16 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
4	1839-78: letters to Royal Astronomical Society	Royal Astronomical Society Library	RAS letters	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978