C. Piazzi Smyth
Also known as
S. Piazzi SmythPiazzi SmythSmythCharles PiazziCharles Piazzi SmythC. Piazzi 1819-1900 SmythSmyth, C. Piazzi
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 (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Piazzi_Smyth>Wikipedia</a>).
Born 1819-01-01
Died 1900-01-01
Identifiers
- VIAF42647586
- ISNI0000000082235364
- WikidataQ1065789
- Open LibraryOL159174A
Top Subjects
- Great Pyramid (Egypt) (5)
- Pyramids (4)
- Great Britain (3)
- Tenerife (Canary Islands) (3)
- Astronomy (3)
- Miscellanea (3)
- Observations (2)
Books by C. Piazzi Smyth
Total count: 62
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Notice of the orbit of the binary star α [alpha] Centaurias recently determined by captain W. S. JacobPrinted for the Society by Neill and Co.1848-01-01
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Some remarks on theories of cometary physicsPrinted for the Society by Neill and Co.1850-01-01
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On the total solar eclipse of 1851Printed for the Society by Neill and Co.1852-01-01
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Contributions to a knowledge of the phenomena of the zodiacal lightPrinted for the Society by Neill and Co.1852-01-01
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On raising water for the purposes of irrigation in the colonies.Practical Mechanic's Journal Offices1853-01-01
Report on the Teneriffe astronomical experiment of 1856Printed by Richard Taylor and William Francis1858-01-01
Teneriffe, an astronomer's experimentor, Specialities of a residence above the clouds.L. Reeve1858-01-01-
Astronomical experiment on the peak of TeneriffePrinted by Taylor and Francis1858-01-01
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Astronomical experiment on the peak of Teneriffecarried out under the sanction of the lords commissioners of admiraltyPrinted by Taylor and Francis1858-01-01
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Two lectures delivered before the Edinburgh Chamber of CommerceII. Present state of the longitude question in navigation. [Tuesday, the 26th April 1859]Printed for the use of the members1859-01-01
Present state of the longitude question in navigation.(Tuesday, the 26th April 1859.)Printed for the use of the members1859-01-01
Three cities in RussiaL. Reeve1862-01-01
Three cities in Russia.L. Reeve1862-01-01
Three cities in Russia.L. Reeve1862-01-01-
Our inheritance in the Great pyramidA. Strahan and Co.1864-01-01
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Our inheritance in the Great Pyramid.Alexander Strahan1864-01-01
Life and work at the Great pyramid during the months of January, February, March, and April, A.D. 1865with a discussion of the facts ascertained.Edmonston and Douglas1867-01-01
Life and work at the Great pyramid during ... 1865Edinburgh, Edmonston1867-01-01-
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.Edmonston and Douglas1867-01-01
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Life and work at the Great Pyramid during the months of January, February, March and April A.D. 1865Edmonston and Douglas1867-01-01
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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.Edmonston and Douglas1867-01-01
On the antiquity of intellectual man, from a practical and astronomical point of viewEdmonston and Douglas1868-01-01
A poor man's photography at the Great pyramid in the year 1865, compared with that of the ...H. Greenwood1870-01-01-
On an equal-surface projection for maps of the worldand its application to certain anthropological questionsEdmonston & Douglas1870-01-01
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On an equal-surface for maps of the worldand its application to certain anthropological questions, read before the Royal Scottish society of arts May 9, 18701870-01-01
A poor man's photography at the Great Pyramid in the year 1865compared with that of the ordnance survey establishment, subsidized by London wealth, and under the orders of Col. Sir Henry James ... at the same place four years afterwards : a discourse delivered before the Edinburgh Photographic Society on December 1st, 1869Henry Greenwood1870-01-01-
A poor man's photography at the Great Pyramid in the year 1865compared with that of the ordnance survey establishment, subsidized by London wealth, and under the orders of Col. Sir Henry James ... at the same place four years afterwards : a discourse delivered before the Edinburgh Photographic Society on December 1st, 1869H. Greenwood1870-01-01
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Pamphlet of extracts from the 13th volume of the astronomical observations made at the Royal observatory, EdinburghPrinted by Neill & company1872-01-01
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Our inheritance in the Great pyramid, edNew and much enl. ed, including all the most important discoveries up to the time.W. Isbister1874-01-01
Descriptive catalogue of photographs of the Great Pyramidtaken by Professor Piazzi Smyth ... and published, in 1874, by J. PollittJ. Pollitt1877-01-01-
Our inheritance in the Great pyramid3d and much enl. ed. / including all the most important discoveries up to the time of publication.Daldy, Isbister1877-01-01
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Our inheritance in the great pyramidSteinerbooks1877-01-01
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The solar spectrum in 1877 and 1878with some practical idea of its probable temperature of origination.Printed for the Society by Neill and company1879-01-01
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Our inheritance in the Great Pyramid.4th enlarged edition.William Isbister1880-01-01
Madeira Spectroscopic: Being a Revision of 21 Places in the Red Half of the ...W. & A.K. Johnston1882-01-01-
Madeira meteorologicbeing a paper on the above subject read before the Royal Society, Edinburgh on 1st of May 1882D. Douglas1882-01-01
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Madeira spectroscopicbeing a revision of 21 places in the red half of the solar visible spectrum, with a Rutherfurd diffraction grating at Madeira (Lat. = 32 ̊38' N., Long. = I[superscript h] 8[superscript m] W.) during the Summer of 1881W. & A.K. Johnston1882-01-01
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A few words on the late Venus transit and the sun-distance1883-01-01
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Memorandum requested by the Committee on Kosmic Time and Prime Meridian, appointed by the International Institute for Preserving and Perfecting Weights and Measures[s.n.]1883-01-01
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Bright clouds on a dark night sky1883-01-01
New measures of the Great pyramidR. Banks1884-01-01-
Micrometrical measures of gaseous spectra under high dispersionPrinted for the Society by Neil and Co.1886-01-01
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The visual (grating and glass lens) solar spectrum in 1884Printed by Neill and Co.1886-01-01
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Report on the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh ... and the Edinburgh equatorial in 1887extracted 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.).(Privately printed)1888-01-01
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Mean Scottish meteorology 1856-1887and Eight years' observations of the new rock thermometers at the Royal observatory, EdinburghPrinted by Neill and company1888-01-01
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Teneriffe, an astronomer's experiment...Readex Microprint1972-01-01
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Madeira meteorologicbeing a paper on the above subject read before the Royal Society, Edinburgh, on the 1st of May 1882Readex Microprint1972-01-01
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Madeira spectroscopicbeing a revision of 21 places in the red half of the solar visible spectrum...Readex Microprint1975-01-01
The great pyramidits secrets and mysteries revealed4th and much enl. ed.Bell Pub. Co.1978-01-01-
Our inheritance in the Great PyramidKessinger2004-01-01
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Teneriffe, an Astronomer's ExperimentOr, Specialities of a Residence above the CloudsCambridge University Press2010-01-01
Life and Work at the Great Pyramid During ... 1865Arkose Press2015-11-06
Three Cities In Russia, Volume 1Arkose Press2015-11-07-
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid, EdCreative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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Madeira SpectroscopicBeing a Revision of 21 Places in the Red Half of the Solar Visible Spectrum with a Rutherfurd Diffraction Grating, at Madeira ... During the Summer Of 1881Creative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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Report on the Teneriffe Astronomical Experiment Of 1856Creative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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Micrometrical Measures of Gaseous Spectra under High DispersionBy C. Piazzi Smyth. from the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. 32, Part 3Creative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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Poor Man's Photography at the Great Pyramid in the Year 1865Compared with That of the Ordinance Survey EstablishmentCreative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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New Measures of the Great PyramidCreative Media Partners, LLC2018-01-01
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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.Edmonston & Douglas
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Micrometrical measures of gaseous spectra under high dis- persionThe RoyalSociety of Edinburgh
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The corroborative testimony of God's stone witness and prophet, the Great Pyramid in Egypt[s.n.]