Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the negotiation of an agreement between the Science Research Council and the Committee for Scientific and Industrial Research on funding for the South African Astronomical Observatory at Sutherland. The papers include G.A. Harding's assessment of Cape staffing, 14 May 1970; a draft inter-agency agreement for July 1970; objections to the project from the U.S. Naval Observatory and others; an inventory of Cape equipment, 23 March 1971; suggested amendments to the...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the United Kingdom observing time at the Anglo-Australian Telescope, including correspondence with the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge; R.O. Redman; S.C.B. Gascoigne of the Siding Spring Observatory; the Science Research Council; Sir Fred Hoyle; J. Wampler, Director of the Anglo-Australian Telescope; the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; the University of London Observatory; V.C. Reddish of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh;...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with R.V. Willstrop at the Siding Spring Observatory. Willstrop's handwritten letters report on commissioning tests, progress and observing, and refer to S.C.G. Gascoigne's accident, a postal strike, encoders for the Northern Hemisphere Observatory, the Koblertron, Hartmann plates, tachometers, dome air temperatures, the Isaac Newton Telescope, I. Arnison, the rumour of O.J. Eggen's resignation, the Royal opening, and the allocation of time on the Anglo-Australian Telescope....

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Correspondence with the Department of Education and Science regarding cooperation with universities and the transfer to the Science Research Council. There is also correspondence relating to a parliamentary question regarding the close approach of the asteroid Icarus.

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Correspondence between the Ministry of Technology, the Science Research Council and the Royal Greenwich Observatory regarding the proposed adoption of a 24-hour clock coincident with the introduction of British Standard Time.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Secretary and members of the Royal Society regarding the provision in London of a science centre and new accommodation for the Learned Societies; the nomination of persons for Fellowships; travel arrangements for persons involved with the Anglo-Australian Telescope; arrangements for the Royal Greenwich Observatory exhibit at the Conversazione marking the quarter-centenary of Galileo's birth on 9 July 1964; travel expenses and grants for Nautical Almanac Office staff...

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Correspondence with the Science Research Council, including correspondence with J. Hutchinson, I.A. Learmouth, R.B. Snow and E. East-Wood, Chairman of the Radio and Space Research Station Committee.

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Personal correspondence with the Science Research Council, including correspondence with A. McLoughlin, Secretary of the Science Research Council Sports and Social Association; J. Hutchinson; W.L. Francis; Sir Brian Flowers, Chairman of the Science Research Council; and F. Horner of the Radio and Space Research Station, Ditton Park, Slough.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Science Research Council:Correspondence with various individuals and departments of the S.R.C., concerned mainly with travel expenses, 1971. There are also letters of congratulation from Sir Richard Woolley and D. Lynden-Bell.Correspondence with individuals and departments of the S.R.C. regarding staff and organisation changes, and notes on various S.R.C. committees and panels, 1972.Correspondence with individuals and departments at the S.R.C....

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General correspondence with officials of the Science Research Council regarding retirement collections, staff changes at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, the C.N.E.S symposia, equal opportunities for men and women, and changes in the London Office management structure.

Scope and Contents Draft copies of speeches, lectures, scripts and articles, including a lecture to the Royal Institution; a symposium paper for Tel Aviv on variable stars; the final text for the Lagonissi Lecture on motions of the nearby stars; an address delivered on the occasion of the Centenary of the London Mathematical Society; an article titled 'The Mechanism of Our Galaxy', for the 'Science Journal'; a proof of an International Astronomical Union paper titled 'The Absolute Magnitudes of the RR Lyrae...

Scope and Contents General correspondence with, among others, Magdalene College, Cambridge; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope; the Greenwich Society; Hatfield Polytechnic; Brasenose College, Oxford; J.F. Hosie of the Science Research Council; the 'Guardian'; the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research; Hailsham Rural District Council; the Department of Health and Social Security; the University of St Andrews; and Herschel High School, Slough,...

Scope and Contents General papers, including correspondence with D.E. Blackwell of the University Observatory, Oxford; J.W. Schofield of the University of Hull, regarding an infra-red spectrometer; J.V. Peach of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, Pasadena, concerning the design and construction of Cassegrain spectrographs; the Science Research Council; R.H. Stoy of the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope; Sir Martin Ryle of the Mullard Radio Astronomy Observatory, Cambridge, concerning the Large...

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A letter of invitation to membership of the Altazimuth Mounting Committee (V.C. Reddish, G.J. Carpenter, J.G. Davies, T.A. Wyatt and the Science Research Council), with a list of discussion topics and possible courses of action with regard to altazimuth mountings for optical telescopes.

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Copies of important letters from the Science Research Council and Astronomer Royal, mainly regarding N.A.O. staff appointments and pay.

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A copy of a memorandum to members of Science Research Council committees regarding future payments of travelling and subsistence allowances being liable to income tax.

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A message received from the Science Research Council, with pencilled amendments by Redman, regarding the meetings of the Anglo-Australian Telescope Committee, mirror blank suppliers and the forthcoming Joint Policy Committee meeting.

Scope and Contents Correspondence on miscellaneous matters, including correspondence with the National Institute of Oceanography; Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; the Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, University of Cambridge; the Economic League; the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, concerning applications from the B.B.C. and the 'Yorkshire Post' to give publicity to the Isaac Newton Telescope mirror; Professor C. Fehrenbach of the Observatoire de Marseille; Dr T....

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Miscellaneous correspondence with, among others, W. Fricke, Direktor des Astronomischen Rechen-Instituts, Heidelberg; Brig. Sir Bernard Fergusson; Sir Brian Flowers, Chairman of the Science Research Council; and the 'Financial Times', regarding a visit to the N.A.S.A. and other subjects.

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Miscellaneous items, including Sir Richard Woolley's Declaration of the Freedom of the City of London; Woolley's membership certificate of the 'Société Royale des Sciences de Liège'; a Science Research Council pack produced for the inauguration of the Isaac Newton Telescope by Her Majesty the Queen on 1 December 1967; metal photographic plates for newspaper printing, showing the Isaac Newton Telescope and Herstmonceux Castle; and Woolley's mail book.

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous notices, including the following items:Night observing duties.Notice on attendance at the Royal Astronomical Society and similar meetings.Quarterly reports of the Association of Astronomers.Minutes of meetings of the canteen committee.Notes concerning the Library Committee.Notes on transit circle observing.Notes on the photographic zenith tube observing programme.Time Service notices.Minutes of Office...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous papers, including letters from Miss A.R. Hewerdine, Personal Secretary to Sir Richard Woolley, to 10 Downing Street and Buckingham Palace regarding the separation of the posts of Astronomer Royal and Director of the Royal Greenwich Observatory after Woolley's retirement; correspondence with the Revd Father D.J.K. O'Connell, former Director of the Specola Vaticana, Castel Gandolfo, Vatican City; letters from O.J. Eggen in South Africa; information sheets from the Science...

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Papers for the meetings of Joint Negotiation Committee of the Science Research Council on 18 October 1971 and 20 March 1972, and minutes of various J.N.C. meetings held in 1968.

Scope and Contents The collection is comprised principally of correspondence, with related papers (1-618). Much of the correspondence is concerned with the everyday running of the Observatory, including funding issues; the appointment and salaries of staff (including a long series on the Radcliffe-Henry Skynner Fellowship); the maintenance of buildings; and the acquisition and operation of instruments and other pieces of equipment. The principal correspondent is the Trustees' legal representative, the firm...

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Agendas and minutes from meetings of the Science Research Council Joint Industrial Negotiating Committee, including a copy of the committee's draft constitution.