Astronomical and Meteorological Observations Made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, in the Year 1864, under the superintendence of The Rev. Robert Main, M.A., Radcliffe Observer.

Volume XXIV, published by order of the Radcliffe Trustees. Oxford: James Parker and Co., 1867.

An uncommon 19th-century scientific volume containing astronomical and meteorological observations undertaken at the historic Radcliffe Observatory in Oxford.

This particular copy has especially interesting institutional provenance. It contains an original presentation label:

“Presented by the Radcliffe Trustees to The Observatory Liverpool.”

It also bears a Mersey Docks & Harbour Board – Liverpool Observatory stamp and subsequently became part of the University of Liverpool, Harold Cohen Library, retaining its library bookplate and accession markings.

A fascinating association copy connecting two important British astronomical institutions of the Victorian period.


AuthorRev. Robert Main
TitleAstronomical and Meteorological Observations Made at the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, in the Year 1864
PublisherJames Parker and Co.
Place of PublicationOxford
Year Printed1867
VolumeXXIV (24)
BindingHardcover / Cloth
LanguageEnglish
Original/FacsimileOriginal
SubjectAstronomy & Meteorology
TopicAstronomy / Meteorology / History of Science
Special AttributesIllustrated/Data Tables; Institutional Provenance; Presentation Copy
RegionEurope / United Kingdom
ISBNDoes not apply