The Savilian Library was the library set up by Sir Henry Savile (see the Dictionary of National Biography) to serve the Savilian Chairs of Astronomy and Geometry at Oxford. They were for the private use of these professors, and were kept in the the gate tower of the Schools Quadrangle, which was used as an observatory. The library was handed over to the Bodleian in 1884.
Manuscript collections from the Savilian Library, consisting of:
The manuscripts were transferred to the custody of the Bodleian in 1884.
Access ConditionsEntry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/).
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 26121-26267.
Related Units of DescriptionSee also Savile Manuscripts (MSS. Savile 1-52).
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Rigaud | Stephen Peter | 1774-1839 | Astronomer
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Savile G. 18, G. 20; MSS. Savile 53-60, 63-73, 74a, 74b, 75-95, 97-105, e. 1-10 Scientific Papers Language of material: Latin, English, and Attic Greek 63 shelfmarks Scientific papers including copies of works relating to astronomy, astrology and mathematics. Finding AidsFalconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 26121-26183. Access PointsAstrology Astronomy Mathematics |
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MSS. Savile a. 1-17, c. 1-2 Estate Papers Language of material: Latin and English 19 shelfmarks Estate papers bound and referenced in 1899, consisting of papers relating to the Savilian Foundation estates, including property in Northamptonshire, Kent, Essex and Gloucestershire. Finding AidsFalconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 26184-26202. Access PointsSavilian Foundation Essex (England) Gloucestershire (England) Kent (England) Northamptonshire (England) |
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MSS. Rigaud 3-33, 33A, 34-51, 53-7, 60-8 Riguad Papers Language of material: English, Latin, French, and Portuguese 64 shelfmarks Stephen Peter Rigaud (1774-1839), astronomer, was Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, 1810-1839, and also Radcliffe Observer from 1827. He came of a French Protestant family, and was the son of Stephen Rigaud, Observer at Kew. He was educated at Richmond and Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 15 April 1791, BA 1797, MA 1799, Fellow of the College, 1794-1810). He was especially interested in the historical side of science, and is best known for his editions of Miscellaneous works and correspondence of the Rev. James Bradley (Oxford, 1832) and of Correspondence of Scientific Men of the Seventeenth Century, a posthumous work (Oxford, 1841). Further details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography. Papers of Rigaud, including:
After Rigaud's death his astronomical books were purchased for the Radcliffe Observatory, and his miscellaneous library was sold, but his other scientific and literary collections devolved ultimately to his sons John and Gibbes Rigaud, who jointly presented them in 1874 to the Savile Library. Finding AidsFalconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 26203-26267. Related Units of DescriptionSee also Papers of Stephen Peter Rigaud (MSS. Eng. misc. c. 807-8, e. 1366-8) and Rigaud Manuscripts (MSS. Rigaud 69-89). Access PointsScience | Biography Bradley | James | 1693-1762 | Chaplain to Bishop of Hereford, astronomer Halley | Edmond | 1656-1742 | Astronomer Pound | James | 1669-1724 | astronomer |