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Correspondence regarding the U.N.E.S.C.O. proposals for the establishment of an International Computation Centre, including a copy of its proposal.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and other papers regarding the Royal Society's International Relations Committee and the International Council of Scientific Unions, including the following items:Correspondence regarding meetings, agenda and minutes of meetings of the International Relations Committee and sub-committees and assemblies of the International Council of Scientific Unions, 1963, including material concerning the Commission on the Teaching of Science Research in Developing Countries and...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and related papers concerning the Royal Astronomical Society, including the following material:(1) General correspondenceCorrespondence between Sir Harold Spencer Jones and Miss Garratt, Royal Astronomical Society, regarding the Padbury chronometer, 1949.Correspondence regarding the R.A.S. Finance Committee, 1949.Correspondence between H. Spencer Jones and Dr G. Merton regarding reductions of the Stanley Williams variable star observations,...

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Correspondence relating to the Royal Society and U.N.E.S.C.O., including letters concerning the setting up of the Field Science Co-operation Office in Cairo, 1948, and correspondence with Sir George Darwin, National Physical Laboratory, on the determination of the interval of time, 1946.

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Submitted to the United Nationsl Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for publication, and translated into French by them

Scope and Contents Papers concerning the Astronomer Royal's leaves of absence, including the following items:Copy of letters from Dr Bowen of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories regarding an invitation to Richard Woolley to visit California, 1957.Correspondence regarding a visit to Stockholm to receive the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy honoris causa from the University of Uppsala, 1956.Correspondence regarding the opening of the Radio Observatory at Dwingeloo,...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the International Astronomical Union, including the following items:Statement concerning Professor P. Swings's nomination for a Gold Medal, 1952.R. Atkinson's comments on a circular by Dr Sadler, 1952.Correspondence regarding the publication of the reports of various commissions, 1952.Correspondence with Professor Lindblad concerning candidates for the new Executive Committee, 1952.Correspondence with Dr Jackson regarding funding,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and reports relating to the Royal Society, including the following items:(1) Report by Ferraro and Price on theoretical work done for the magnetic sub-committee since 1939, 1947.(2) Minutes of meetings of the International Relations Committee, 1945-1947.(3) Papers relating to the International Council of Scientific Unions, including the following items:General correspondence of Professor Stratton, Professor Oort and H. Spencer Jones concerning...

Scope and Contents Papers relating to the British Committee for Co-operation with U.N.E.S.C.O in the Natural Sciences, including agenda for committee meetings, terms of reference and details of committee membership; a digest of U.N.E.S.C.O. directives as amended by the Sub-Commission on Natural Sciences; interim summaries of activities of the U.N.E.S.C.O. Division of Natural Sciences; a general summary of the U.N.E.S.C.O. general conference in Paris, 1 December 1946; detailed plans of the British Medical...