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A circular letter to authors regarding the proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 38: 'The Spiral Structure of Our Galaxy'.

Scope and Contents Correspondence of O.J. Eggen with the following individuals:F. Carmody of the French Department of the University of California, Berkeley, concerning the controversy between Herelius, on one side, and Hooke, Halley and Flamsteed, on the other, with regard to the relative merits of visual and telescopic sights, mentioning the Jai Singh Observatories.Colonel H. Quill, regarding Harrison's table of the equation of time.A.D. Thackeray of the Radcliffe Observatory,...

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A letter from A.D. Thackeray to Sir Richard Woolley, 27 April 1964, regarding his need for a grant in order to travel to the United Kingdom for an International Astronomical Union meeting, and a copy of Woolley's reply of 12 May on the possibility of getting the grant from the I.A.U. or Royal Society.

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Correspondence regarding an International Astronomical Union lunch, including correspondence with O. Heckmann, Direktor der Hamburger Sternwarte and President of the I.A.U.; R.C. Pennefather; and D.W. Barrett.

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Correspondence relating to the Government Grant Committee, including letters concerning the war-time activities of the International Astronomical Union, 1946; correspondence regarding an grant application from E.M. Lindsay for a Schmidt telescope for South Africa, 1945; correspondence concerning meetings of the Government Grants Board to consider grant applications, new members, etc., 1941-1942; and general correspondence regarding applications for grants, 1940.

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the lunch for the International Astronomical Union Executive, including correspondence with L. Perek of the Astronomical Institute of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, and General Secretary of the I.A.U.; R.C. Pennefather; H.W. Babcock of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories; K.F. Orogodnikov of the University of Leningrad; the Revd Father D.J.K. O'Connell, Director of Specola Vaticana, Castel Gandolfo, Vatican City; B. Strömgren of Copenhagen; P....

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the 11th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union in Berkeley, California, August 1961, including travel arrangements, attendees from the Royal Greenwich Observatory, attendance of Dr Stoy and Dr Evans, and approval from the Admiralty. There are also letters concerning Dr Cousins's visit to the U.K. and U.S.A., and on Dr Wilkins's invitation to the 'Space Age Astronomy' symposium. The correspondents include N.H.A. Warren, Dr Wilkins, Mr Barker and Mr...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous correspondence regarding the annual activities of the Royal Society, covering the year book, the Fellows' visits overseas list, Royal Society Research Professorships appointments, papers contributed to the Bradley celebrations, visits abroad, Royal Society Medals, travel grants, International Astronomical Union Symposium No. 20, the grant for the I.A.U. colloquium at Herstmonceux, the exchange of research workers between the Academy of Sciences of the U.S.S.R. and the Royal...

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Correspondence with miscellaneous societies, including the League of Nations, regarding a resolution on analytical bibliography; the International Research Council; the National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, regarding invitees to an international meeting at Madrid, 1924; and the International Astronomical Union, regarding payments of the French Government.

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A copy of a letter from Redman to Richard Woolley, 15 December 1964, asking if he is to be an Anglo-Australian Telescope representative at the International Astronomical Union symposium at Tucson and Pasadena in April 1965, and whether there will be money for his expenses, with Woolley's reply of 21 December stating that he doesn't know what the position is.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Reginald L. Waterfield regarding problems relating to the measurements of photographic plates featuring comets and concerning the calculations connected to this; refraction corrections for stellar positions and the reduction of their coordinates as measured from photographic plates; the International Astronomical Union meeting at Brighton in July 1970 and Waterfield's desire to meet Brian Marsden and Elizabeth Roemer there; the fact that in November 1970 plates of Comet...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the British National Committee for Astronomy regarding meetings, agenda and minutes of meetings, proposals, and reports on various projects. There is material regarding the computational needs of theoretical astronomy; the proposed institute of theoretical astronomy; the European Southern Observatory; the 9th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union; the International Polar Motion Service; grants in aid of travel; and frequency bands for radio astronomy....

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A letter from A.D. Thackeray to Sir Richard Woolley regarding whether he (Thackeray) and M.W. Feast can both attend the International Astronomical Union conference.

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A copy of a letter to D.C. Martin regarding proposing M.P. Candy and B.G. Marsden for membership of the International Astronomical Union.

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Miscellaneous correspondence, largely between Dr R.H. Stoy and Francis P. Scott, Director of the Seven Inch Transit Circle Division of the U.S. Naval Observatory, with other letters from Dr B.D. Yallop, Doctor I.J. Shapiro and Dr W.A. Rasmussen. The subjects covered include proposals for a reorganisation of the International Astronomical Union; the preparation of a catalogue of Southern Reference Stars; the FK4 Star List; and general matters relating to work on these programmes.

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous reports, notes and other papers, comprising '[Delta]T for Navigational Ephemerides, 1964-1969'; papers regarding machines; a photocopy of the article 'A Modern View of Lunar Distances' (1966); a list of star names; a short historical sketch of the 'Air Almanac', 1 May 1944; notes relating to the 1967 meetings of I.A.U. Commissions 4 and 31; material on specimens of Altitude-Azimuth Tables for Surface Navigation, 1949; a letter from D.H. Sadler, 24 July 1964, regarding the...

Scope and Contents Papers for the meeting of the British National Committee for Astronomy of 17 September 1974, including agenda and enclosures. The enclosures are minutes of the meeting of 18 May 1973 (Enclosure A); details of Committee membership (B); a memorandum entitled 'SRC and Astronomy' (C); a report from the U.K. delegate to the International Astronomical Union Assembly (D); a report from the I.A.U. Finance Committee (E); resolutions passed at the I.A.U. Assembly (F); a list of U.K. members of the...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and other papers regarding the 1974 Herstmonceux Conference:1. OrganisationA circular describing the conference; the programme and agenda; two copies of a list of delegates; and a blank application form for attending the conference.2. AttendanceCorrespondence arranging the attendance of delegates: C.A. Murray to Sir Martin Ryle inviting him to attend; Murray to W. Fricke suggesting that he write a paper to be presented at the conference; Murray...

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Papers regarding Chief Assistants' meetings, including a list of the Royal Greenwich Observatory membership of the International Astronomical Union; progress reports on 'Royal Observatory Bulletins'; a preliminary outline of lectures for the N.A.T.O. Summer School to be held at Herstmonceux on 16 August - 3 September 1965; and a report of an H.M. Treasury Committee of Review titled 'The Organisation of the Scientific Civil Service'.

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Papers regarding the International Astronomical Union system of astronomical constants.

Scope and Contents Reports of commissions of the International Astronomical Union and related correspondence, including the following items:Circular to Directors of National Ephemerides concerning 'Apparent Places of Stars', 1948.Report of Commission 18 on 'Différences de Longitudes par Télégraphie sans fil', 1948.Report of Commission 20 on the calculation of ephemerides and perturbations of minor planets, 1948.Report of Commission 39 on international observatories,...

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Correspondence and other papers regarding grants from the International Astronomical Union for members of the British National Committee for Space Research for attendance at meetings and for other causes.

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Correspondence and other papers relating to the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee.

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Correspondence and papers relating to officials and members of the International Astronomical Union and its commissions, including material on arrangements for symposia, correspondence with commission presidents, correspondence with the Admiralty on participation in the I.A.U. General Assemblies, papers on the approval for staff to travel to I.A.U. meetings, and material on travel arrangements for staff attending the Prague assembly.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The collection contains a wide range of papers relating to the activities of the Nautical Almanac Office, dating predominantly from the twentieth century. A significant part of the material concerns the production of publications, including the 'Nautical Almanac', 'Air Almanac', 'Star Almanac' 'Astronomical Ephemeris' and 'Apparent Places of Fundamental Stars'. The remaining papers include, among others, various astronomical tables, including calculations of the Sun, Moon, planets and...