Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Canada
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
File
Correspondence on the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, 1961 - 1962
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/446
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The collection contains a wide range of correspondence and papers relating to the activities of the Royal Observatory during Harold Spencer Jones' time in office, with some additional material from later periods. The subjects covered include the history and internal affairs of the Observatory, including staffing, meetings, visitations, visits abroad and annual reports; the Observatory's instruments; relations with the Admiralty and H.M. Dockyards; the Observatory's moveable property,...
Dates:
1961 - 1962
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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Letter on Redman's visits, 1970-04-13
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/328
Scope and Contents
A letter from Redman to R.J. Harris enclosing Redman's notes on his visits to Australia and Canada to discuss the Anglo-Australian Telescope and other matters, including his informal discussions with S.C.B. Gascoigne and J.D. Pope at Canberra, 18 March 1970; the preliminary astronomers' meeting, Canberra, 20 March; the Joint Policy Committee meetings, 24-25 March; his visit to Mount Koban, 29-30 March; and his visit to the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Victoria, B.C., 31 March.
Dates:
1970-04-13
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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Letters to Ovenden and Wright, 1970-03-03
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/636
Scope and Contents
Copies of letters from Redman to M.W. Ovenden and K. Wright regarding Redman's visit to Vancouver and Victoria to see spectrographs and equipment at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
Dates:
1970-03-03
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 on quartz clocks, 1945 - 1963
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/626
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers regarding quartz clocks, including the following items:Correspondence with M.L. Bateman and A. Hunter regarding the new the 'Isatome' portable quartz clock, 1963.Letter from H.M. Smith to the Division of Scientific Intelligence, Ministry of Defence, regarding Russian work on quartz clocks, 1957.Correspondence with H.M. Smith concerning the Time Department's move to Herstmonceux and the performance of ring crystals, including graphs,...
Dates:
1945 - 1963
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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Volume of photographs re the Labrador Eclipse Expedition of 1905, 1905
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 205/2/5b
Scope and Contents
Frontispiece . Eclipse Expedition ParticipantsPage 2: Photo 1. View of Dominion Observatory with inset portrait of J.S. Plaskett.Page 3: Photo 2. ‘Quebec’. View of city from across river. Credited photographer: Near.Page 3: Photo 3. ‘Before Leaving’. Informal group photo on deck aboard ship. Credited photographer: Marsh.Page 4: Photo 4. ‘Leaving the "King"’. Informal group photo on deck aboard ship. Credited photographer: Near.Page 4: Photo 5. ‘On the way home’....
Dates:
1905
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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