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influenced several subsequent works of its type, even to the present day. ...It is in the descriptive material that Smyth is a delight. He not only describes what the user of a small telescope will see, but also includes much fascinating astronomical, mythological, and historical lore. Many of these descriptions are especially valuable for the novice and user of small telescopes of a size similar to Smyth's.
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on 7 October 1815, when both were aged 27, he married Eliza Anne ("Annarella"), only child of Thomas
Warington, the British consul in Naples, and his first wife Anne, widow of Lewis Bradshaw Peirson and daughter of William Robinson. They had eleven children, five of whom either achieved prominence
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President of the Astronomical Club, he was always genial & courteous, ever keeping things in happy order, and by his ready wit and flow of humour compelling the maintenance of good fellowship. He used to fill his pockets with new half-pennies to distribute to any children he met in his daily
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Italian, Sicilian, Greek, and African coasts, and constructed a very large number of charts, used by the Royal Navy among others until the mid-20th century. As a result, he became known as "Mediterranean Smyth". His hydrographic operations in the Adriatic, in collaboration with the Austrian
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What makes it so special is that it is the first true celestial
Baedeker and not just another "cold" catalogue of mere numbers and data. Like the original Baedeker travel guidebooks of the last century, this work is full of colorful commentary on the highlights of the heavenly scene and heavily
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On 25 March 1813 (aged 25) he was promoted to lieutenant and appointed to the
Sicilian flotilla, in which he combined service against the French from Naples with a good deal of unofficial hydrographic surveying and antiquarian research. For his services in defending Sicily, he was subsequently
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To conceal the disreputability of his parents and his probable illegitimacy, his descendants, in particular his daughter
Henrietta Grace Smyth, invented an imaginary ancestry. Their claims, which were reproduced in works like Burke's Peerage, included alleged descent from the childless
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and contained his observations of 1,604 double stars and nebulae. It served as a standard reference work for many years afterward; no astronomer had previously made as extensive a catalogue of dim objects such as this. It was reprinted in 1986 with a foreword stating:
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In 1802, aged 14, Smyth ran away from his poverty-stricken home to be a cabin boy aboard a merchant ship, which was subsequently commandeered by the Royal Navy; he entered as an ordinary seaman. In 1804 he was in the East India
Company's ship
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He also produced observations in a publication on star colours entitled "Sidereal
Chromatics" in 1864, which attempted to explain their nature, the effects of the Earth's atmosphere, and the possibility of change in colour due to
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to be a 50-gun ship under the command of
Captain Charles James Johnston, with whom Smyth remained, seeing much active service in Indian, Chinese, Australian and Pacific waters. In February 1808 he followed Johnston to
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to his young grandson, Arthur Smyth Flower, through a telescope. He died a few hours later, in the early morning of 9 September, at the age of 78, and was buried in the graveyard of St John the
Baptist church at
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The first meetings, held on 26 June 1836 ... proposed that ... the friends of Numismatic Science should ... be formed into ... the Numismatic Society, that Capt. William Henry Smyth be requested to act as
268:. He is noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, for his astronomical work, and for a wide range of publications and translations.
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for which he was awarded the gold medal of the Royal Astronomical Society. Published as two volumes in 1844, volume I: Prolegomena; Volume II: The Bedford Catalogue., it is still in print;
630:. Smyth moved to Stone in 1842 and, still having access to the telescope, performed a large number of additional astronomical observations from 1839 to 1859. The telescope is now in the
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continued surveying the coast of Sicily, the adjacent coasts of Italy, and the opposite shores of Africa. In 1817 his survey work was put on a more formal footing by his appointment to
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See his book "Aedes Hartwellianae, or notices of the Mansion of Hartwell" (1851), which has illustrations by his wife, two of his sons, one daughter, and his son-in-law Baden Powell.
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334:. Genealogical research they had commissioned in England and the USA, suggesting that his father Joseph Smyth was in fact a forger, a perjurer and a bigamist, was suppressed.
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1675:"Sidereal Chromatics : Being a Re-print, With Additions, "Bedford Cycle of Celestial Objects," and Its "Harwell Continuation" of the Colours of Multiple Stars"
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Sidereal Chromatics: Being a Re-Print, with Additions from the Bedford Cycle of Celestial Objects and its Hartwell Continuation on the Colours of Multiple Stars
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The Cycle of Celestial Objects continued at the Hartwell Observatory to 1859. With a notice of recent discoveries, including details from the Ædes Hartwellianae
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in 1836 and one of the first members of its council. He maintained a lifelong interest in coins and was the author of a number of treatises on the subject.
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Voyages up the Mediterranean and in the Indian Seas; with memoirs, compiled from the logs and letters of W. Robinson, a Midshipman. Revised by W. H. Smyth
1910:"Portrait study of Captain William Henry Smyth, R.N., in dress uniform and wearing his insignia of the Order of St. Ferdinand by James Green (1771–1834)"
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in 1845 and also the presidency of the society. The first volume of this work was on general astronomy, but the second volume became known as the
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Memoir description of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography of Sicily and its Islands, interspersed with Antiquarian and other Notices
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A Cycle of Celestial Objects, for the use of naval, military and private astronomers, observed, reduced and discussed by Captain W. H. Smyth
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Memoir Descriptive of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography of Sicily and Its Islands, Interspersed With Antiquarian and Other Notices
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of at least three-fourths of the literary and scientific societies in Europe. as well as those in the United States. Among these were the
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William Henry Smyth was the only son of Joseph Smyth (died 1788) and Georgiana Caroline Pitt Pilkington (died 1838), the daughter of
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The history of the Society, Part 1: 1836–1874, describes the founding of the Society including the role of Admiral Smyth: :
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Descriptive Catalogue of a cabinet of Roman Family Coins belonging to His Grace the Duke of Northumberland
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Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London; delivered at the anniversary meeting on 26 May 1851
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by Dominique Francois Jean Arago, translated by W. H. Smyth, the Rev. Baden Powell and R. Grant, (1857)
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at St John's Lodge and at first seemed to recover. On the evening of 8 September he showed the planet
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Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London: delivered at the anniversary meeting on 27 May
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By 1760, Benjamin Smyth had built a gristmill in what is now the historic Blairstown Village
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Memoir description of the Resources, Inhabitants, and Hydrography of Sicily and its Islands
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exists, but an 1861 portrait in oils by E. E. Eddis of him and his wife cataloguing the
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which he had designed. His observatory was dismantled and the telescope was sold to Dr
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on the coast of France and Spain, and was lent from her to command the Spanish gunboat
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A Cycle of Celestial Objects for the use of Naval, Military, and Private Astronomers
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at his home at 6 The Crescent. He used this instrument to observe a variety of
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Synopsis of the published and privately printed Works of Admiral W. H. Smyth
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Synopsis of the published and privately-printed works by Admiral W. H. Smyth
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Ellen Philadelphia Smyth (1828–1881), who married the meteorologist Captain
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An Additional Word on the pristine establishment of the Royal Society Club
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1867:(1864), which enumerates his fugitive papers as well as his larger works.
1564:"The Bedford Catalog from Cycle of Celestial Objects by William H. Smyth"
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1649:"Aedes Hartwellianae: or, Notices of the Manor and Mansion of Hartwell"
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Descriptive Catalogue of a Cabinet of Roman Imperial Large-brass Medals
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Never having known his father, the Admiral grew up with a half-brother
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As well as his home at St John's Lodge in Stone, he kept a house at 3
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1962:"Portrait photograph of William Henry Smyth by Maull & Polyblank"
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Aedes Hartwellianae, or notices of the Manor and Mansion of Hartwell
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and he gave his second son (who became a noted astronomer) the name
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2019: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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1222:"Smyth, William Henry (1788–1865), admiral and scientific writer"
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He was the author of many works, the best known of which are:
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Recipients of the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
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The Mediterranean: a Memoir Physical, Historical, and Nautical
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The complete story of his literary activity is contained in
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The Mediterranean: a Memoir Physical Historical and Nautical
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Lines written on reading verses of Rear-Admiral W. H. Smyth
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Image:William Henry Smyth; Annarella Smyth (née Warington)
1700:"The Application of Admiral Smyth's "Sidereal Chromatics""
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from September 1810 to April 1811. In July 1811 he joined
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1527:"The Story of the Lee Equatorial and Smythian Telescopes"
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in recognition of his survey work in the Mediterranean.
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The Fifty Years' Work of the Royal Geographical Society
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Sketch of the Present State of the Island of Sardinia
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
252:(21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English
926:'s numismatic collection was destroyed during the
426:On 18 September 1815 (aged 27) he was promoted to
1883:Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
813:walks. Whatever he did, he did it with his might.
722:of the RAS and RGS, and from 1829 to 1849 to the
658:of some standing, being a founding member of the
399:, and through 1812 served on the coast of Spain.
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706:, the National Institute of Washington, and the
528:On 7 February 1824, aged 36, he was promoted to
513:(London, 1824), which was followed in 1828 by a
2703:Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
1594:Journal of the British Astronomical Association
886:Georgiana Rosetta (1835–1923), who married Sir
606:Having completed his observations, he moved to
584:. He published his observations in 1844 in the
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1255:. Vol. 53. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
957:The Life and Services of Captain Philip Beaver
418:Smyth's chart of the harbour of Villa-Franca (
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1878:"Obituary : Admiral William Henry Smyth"
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1163:. London: Pimlico. pp. 4-5 and 578-580.
682:, and in 1830 was one of the founders of the
610:in 1839 to supervise the construction of the
2693:Presidents of the Royal Astronomical Society
2673:Presidents of the Royal Geographical Society
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590:Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
517:. Subsequently, in 1854, he was awarded the
472:and Neapolitan authorities, resulted in the
2658:Royal Navy personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
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2035:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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1293:"Nautical cartography : Great Britain"
1061:Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men
876:Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
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1989:"History of the Society Part 1: 1836–1874"
1936:"William Henry Smyth by William Brockedon"
1736:"History of the Society Part 1: 1836–1874"
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1186:Burke's Peerage Baronetage & Knightage
509:. Smyth published some of his work in his
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2698:Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
1792:. American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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572:over the course of the 1830s, including
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1787:"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter S"
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1095:Nautical Terms – The Sailor's Word-Book
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474:Carta di Cabottaggio del Mare Adriatico
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1400:. 3 November 1846. pp. 3839–3840.
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678:(RAS). On 15 June 1826 he was elected
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2078:Works by or about William Henry Smyth
1851:Revised and edited by his friend Sir
1771:Markham, Sir Clements Robert (1881).
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708:American Academy of Arts and Sciences
666:Involvement with learned institutions
560:Returning to England and settling at
405:Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
197:Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
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1752:from the original on 2 December 2013
1625:A copy of his Report is held at the
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1541:Society for the History of Astronomy
2653:Military personnel from Westminster
1590:"Obituary: George Lovi (1939–1993)"
1476:"William Henry Smyth : Photos"
1327:by Captain W. H. Smyth, R.N., 1824"
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442:. In 1821 this vessel was renamed
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1445:. 18 May 1858. pp. 2454–2455.
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890:and had seven children, including
874:and was mother of nine, including
670:In 1821 he became a fellow of the
532:, and in November he paid off the
299:who served as a lieutenant in the
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2040:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
2009:
1818:O'Byrne, William Richard (1849).
1799:from the original on 18 June 2006
1463:. 20 November 1863. p. 5586.
1349:"List of Past Gold Medal Winners"
556:, as drawn by William Henry Smyth
301:King's Royal Regiment of New York
2668:19th-century British astronomers
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2032:Dictionary of National Biography
2014:
1252:Dictionary of National Biography
1227:Dictionary of National Biography
1087:Addenda to the Ædes Hartwellianæ
918:An 1818 watercolour portrait by
672:Society of Antiquaries of London
459:, in which Smyth's half-brother
207:Eliza Anne "Annarella" Warington
2050:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
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1828:A Naval Biographical Dictionary
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1497:"Admiral William Henry Smyth –"
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409:Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
288:. His father, Joseph Smyth, an
1627:Institution of Civil Engineers
1503:. Bedford Astronomical Society
1354:. Royal Geographical Society.
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757:He also translated and edited
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1647:Smyth, William Henry (2013).
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1028:Dominique Francois Jean Arago
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360:the vessel was bought by the
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2688:Fellows of the Royal Society
2087:Works by William Henry Smyth
2069:Works by William Henry Smyth
2043:"Smyth, William Henry"
1821:"Smyth, William Henry"
1427:. 3 June 1853. p. 1549.
1291:Presciuttini, Paola (2012).
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854:or married notable spouses:
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463:was the official artist. In
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2093:(public domain audiobooks)
1698:James, A. (26 April 2017).
1056:, translated by W. H. Smyth
914:William Henry Smyth in 1855
680:Fellow of the Royal Society
430:and in command of the brig
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2134:Royal Geographical Society
1532:The Antiquarian Astronomer
716:Philosophical Transactions
684:Royal Geographical Society
676:Royal Astronomical Society
586:Cycle of Celestial Objects
519:Royal Geographical Society
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216:Astronomer and numismatist
37:Smyth, as depicted in his
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1966:National Portrait Gallery
1940:National Portrait Gallery
1289:Map of the Adriatic Sea"
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644:astronomical spectroscopy
373:expedition to the Scheldt
280:and the granddaughter of
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1775:. J. Murray. p. 23.
1743:Royal Numismatic Society
1525:Peeling, Robert (2020).
1337:: 382–403. January 1824.
1220:Laughton, J. K. (1898).
1132:Accessed 7 February 2018
1049:History of the New World
660:Royal Numismatic Society
476:, published in 1822–24.
278:John Carteret Pilkington
2449:James Marshall-Cornwall
1734:Carson, R.A.G. (2013).
1410:Without increase of pay
1231:. Smith, Elder & Co
1188:. London. p. 1704.
1184:L.G. Pine, ed. (1953).
588:, which earned him the
467:, Smyth carried on the
1474:Steinicke, W. (2017).
1297:sullacrestadellonda.it
1020:(1854, reprinted 2000)
952:(1828, reprinted 2009)
924:Duke of Northumberland
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825:in his honour, as was
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799:Stone, Buckinghamshire
751:The Sailor's Word-Book
724:United Service Journal
632:Science Museum, London
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446:and later accompanied
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83:Stone, Buckinghamshire
73:Stone, Buckinghamshire
39:The Sailor's Word-Book
1588:Tirion, Will (1993).
1562:Lovi, George (2008).
1024:Popular Astronomy ...
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901:FRAS FRGS (1819–1909)
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712:Greenwich Observatory
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109:Years of service
16:British naval officer
2386:David George Hogarth
2372:Francis Younghusband
2027:Smyth, William Henry
1501:www.bedsastro.org.uk
1331:The Quarterly Review
1247:Smyth, William Henry
892:Stanley Smyth Flower
888:William Henry Flower
804:His obituary in the
704:Accademia Pontaniana
692:corresponding member
622:near the village of
483:in 1817, he met the
454:first voyage of the
420:Villefranche-sur-Mer
2663:Royal Navy admirals
2198:William J. Hamilton
2170:William R. Hamilton
1987:R.J., Lane (1956).
1606:1993JBAA..103..201T
1549:2020AntAs..14...51P
859:Warington Wilkinson
730:Later literary work
696:Royal Irish Academy
566:refractor telescope
554:Great Comet of 1811
469:hydrographic survey
282:Laetitia Pilkington
224:William Henry Smyth
58:Westminster, London
25:William Henry Smyth
2477:Gilbert Laithwaite
2400:William Goodenough
2358:Douglas Freshfield
2247:Roderick Murchison
2233:Roderick Murchison
2212:Roderick Murchison
2184:Roderick Murchison
2132:Presidents of the
1673:James, A. (1864).
1653:books.google.co.uk
1461:The London Gazette
1443:The London Gazette
1425:The London Gazette
1398:The London Gazette
1303:on 2 December 2013
1272:The London Gazette
1104:(Re-printed 2010.
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700:Institut de France
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515:Sketch of Sardinia
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352:Marquis Cornwallis
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328:Captain John Smith
318:and a half-sister
286:Matthew Pilkington
177:Walcheren Campaign
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2512:Michael John Wise
2491:Edward Shackleton
2463:Raymond Priestley
2268:Rutherford Alcock
2226:Frederick Beechey
2073:Project Gutenberg
1159:Tim Jeal (1989).
829:in the fiords of
763:Popular Astronomy
594:Bedford Catalogue
305:Revolutionary War
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