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Creator
Breen, Hugh
Call number
Pforz MS
Physical description
1 item
Preferred Citation
Hugh Breen manuscript material : 1 item, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
Repository
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
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Hugh Breen, British scientist. He superintended the moon-related computations, or "lunar reductions," at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich under Sir George Biddell Airy. To Thomas Love Peacock, novelist : 1 autograph letter signed : 3 Aug 1852 : (P'ANA 0044) : regarding compass variations, including "Dips of the Needle" charts for London and Paris.

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319

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