This collection comprises approximately 200 volumes of mainly eighteenth and nineteenth century textbooks on astronomy and physics. Thomas Romney Robinson was appointed Director of Armagh Observatory in 1823.
The collection illustrates the breadth of T.R. Robinsons scientific interests.
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Published list available: "The Rare and Antiquarian Book Collection of the Armagh Observatory", J. McFarland in The Irish Astronomical Journal, Vol.18 (1987), No.2, pp.102-115.