Biography

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>).

Books by C. Piazzi Smyth

Life and Work at the Great Pyramid During ... 1865
Life and Work at the Great Pyramid During ... 1865
2015
Three Cities In Russia, Volume 1
Three Cities In Russia, Volume 1
2015
Teneriffe, an astronomer's exp
Teneriffe, an astronomer's experiment, or, Specialties of a residence above the clouds
1972
Mean Scottish meteorology 1856
Mean Scottish meteorology 1856-1887
1888
Report on the Royal Observator
Report on the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh ... and the Edinburgh equatorial in 1887
1888
Micrometrical Measures of Gaseous Spectra Under High Dispersion
Micrometrical Measures of Gaseous Spectra Under High Dispersion
1886
The visual (grating and glass
The visual (grating and glass lens) solar spectrum in 1884
1886
New Measures of the Great Pyramid
New Measures of the Great Pyramid
1884
A few words on the late Venus
A few words on the late Venus transit and the sun-distance
1883
Bright clouds on a dark night
Bright clouds on a dark night sky
1883
Memorandum requested by the Co
Memorandum requested by the Committee on Kosmic Time and Prime Meridian, appointed by the International Institute for Preserving and Perfecting Weights and Measures
1883
Madeira meteorologic
Madeira meteorologic
1882
Madeira Spectroscopic
Madeira Spectroscopic
1882
Madeira Spectroscopic: Being a Revision of 21 Places in the Red Half of the ..
Madeira Spectroscopic: Being a Revision of 21 Places in the Red Half of the ..
1882
The solar spectrum in 1877 and
The solar spectrum in 1877 and 1878
1879
Our inheritance in the Great pyramid, ed
Our inheritance in the Great pyramid, ed
1874
Pamphlet of extracts from the
Pamphlet of extracts from the 13th volume of the astronomical observations made at the Royal observatory, Edinburgh
1872
A poor man's photography at the Great Pyramid in the year 1865
A poor man's photography at the Great Pyramid in the year 1865
1870
A poor man's photography at the Great pyramid in the year 1865, compared with that of the ..
A poor man's photography at the Great pyramid in the year 1865, compared with that of the ..
1870
On an equal-surface for maps o
On an equal-surface for maps of the world
1870
On an equal-surface projection
On an equal-surface projection for maps of the world
1870
On The Antiquity Of Intellectual Man From A Practical And Astronomical Point Of View
On The Antiquity Of Intellectual Man From A Practical And Astronomical Point Of View
1868
Life and work at the Great Pyramid during the months of January, February, March and April A.D. 1865
Life and work at the Great Pyramid during the months of January, February, March and April A.D. 1865
1867
Life and work at the Great Pyr
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
1867
Life and work at the Great Pyr
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
1867
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid
Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid
1864
Present state of the longitude question in navigation
Present state of the longitude question in navigation
1859
Two lectures delivered before
Two lectures delivered before the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
1859
Astronomical experiment on the
Astronomical experiment on the peak of Teneriffe
1858
Report On the Teneriffe Astronomical Experiment of 1856
Report On the Teneriffe Astronomical Experiment of 1856
1858
Description of new or improved
Description of new or improved instruments for navigation and astronomy
1855
On raising water for the purpo
On raising water for the purposes of irrigation in the colonies
1853
Contributions to a knowledge o
Contributions to a knowledge of the phenomena of the zodiacal light
1852
On the total solar eclipse of
On the total solar eclipse of 1851
1852
Some remarks on theories of co
Some remarks on theories of cometary physics
1850
Notice of the orbit of the bin
Notice of the orbit of the binary star α [alpha] Centauri
1848
Micrometrical measures of gase
Micrometrical measures of gaseous spectra under high dis- persion
The corroborative testimony of
The corroborative testimony of God's stone witness and prophet, the Great Pyramid in Egypt