1 О. Б. Шейнин Статьи по истории теории ... - Sheynin, Oscar

My set of Astronomisches Jahrbuch is complete from 1879 to 1906,
with the exception of the following six volumes […]. If I can obtain
the volumes for any of these years either by gift or by purchase at a
reduced price I shall be much pleased.
I suppose that, if I should try to complete my set for previous years,
there is no better way of purchasing them than through the antiquarian
booksellers of Leipzig and Berlin; but if you know of any better way I
shall be much pleased.
I expect to spend several weeks in Switzerland during July and
August, and if you know of any of the Berlin astronomers intending to
visit that country I should be pleased to be acquainted with their plan
of journey. I leave home June 15, and from that time my address until
September 1 will be c/o U. S. Dispatch Agency, […] London.
Yours very sincerely, Simon Newcomb
Dr. J. Bauschinger, Herausgeber der [Berliner] Astronomisches
Jahrbuch, Berlin, Germany
10. Letter to J. Bauschinger 26 Dec. 1905, Code 29.16
1620 P Street N. W. Washington D. C.
Dear Dr. Bauschinger: – I find that my tables of Mars [1898] will
have to be reconstructed, as the deviation from observation, amounting
to 1.5″ in the heliocentric longitude, indicates something wrong in the
elements or data. I have all along had it in view to reconstruct the
theory because I was obliged to hurry up my work so rapidly that that
on Mars was left in a very imperfect state. One of the first things to be
done is to have computed some 300 or 400 geocentric positions of
Mars from my new tables of Mars and of the sun. Work of this kind
can be done much more cheaply in Europe than here and I write to
know whether you can have it done for me in Berlin by a competent
computer and if so on what terms. I shall try to enclose you a copy of a
computation of the geocentric places when the heliocentric longitudes
are given. This may be not the shortest method of computation, but I
would like the estimate based on it; telling me also to what extent it
can be abbreviated.
Hoping soon to hear from you on the subject and with the best
wishes of the season, I remain
Yours very sincerely, Simon Newcomb
Dr. E. (!) Bauschinger, […] Berlin, S. W.
Attachment: Computation of Geocentric Places of Mars, 1841, April
10, 1 page
Added by hand in German: 8 Mark pro [?] 11/2 [?] für 1 Herrn
11. Letter to unknown person 11.1 13 Dec. 1907, Code 29.16
1620 P Street N. W. Washington D. C.
Dear Sir: – I wish to tender my thanks for the copy of the new
Auwer’s [Auwers’] fundamental catalogue worked up by Dr. Peters,
which I have received this morning 11.2 . The typography and
arrangement of the matter seem to leave nothing to be desired.
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