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Anglo-Australian Telescope Board

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Anglo-Australian Telescope Board, 1980

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 13/3
Scope and Contents

Copies of papers regarding the Anglo-Australian Telescope Board, including letters on various subjects, such as proposals, reviews and staff; material regarding the twenty-second meeting of the Board, including the provisional agenda; and various reports, including 'Astronomy in Australia. Developments in the 1980s. The First Report by the Astronomy Advisory Committee to the Minister for Science and the Environment', July 1980.

Dates: 1980
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Anglo-Australian Telescope papers, 1947-1983 (predominantly late 1960s - mid 1970s)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 47
Scope and Contents The bulk of the papers in RGO 47 date from the mid 1960s-mid 1970s beginning with the papers of a UK Department of Scientific and Industrial Research funded feasibility study for the building project. The class is an artificial, and indeed unofficial, one consisting of records derived from a variety of sources. Primary depositors were the RGO staff who had been closely involved in planning or construction of the telescope. Members of the RGO staff were formally seconded to work on the...
Dates: 1947-1983 (predominantly late 1960s - mid 1970s)
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers of Roderick Redman, 1928 - 1975

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37
Scope and Contents A collection of correspondence, drawings, photographs and other items accumulated over the course of Redman's career. Much of the material relates to the design and construction of telescopes. This includes committee minutes, reports, plans, specifications, and tender and contract documents. The collection is broadly divided into the following series:RGO 37/1-664: Correspondence: Personal (RGO 37/1/-13); Isaac Newton Telescope (RGO 37/14-69); European Southern Observatory (RGO...
Dates: 1928 - 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Management Group: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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