Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801 - 1892 (Knight, astronomer)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Astronomical Paintings, Drawings and Other Representations, 1677 - 1990
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 116
Scope and Contents
Illustrative material collected from various parts of the Royal Observatory archival stores; chiefly images of Royal Observatory buildings at Greenwich. The first two series, the engravings of Francis Place, are perhaps the most celebrated. Other items of note include drawings, sketches and watercolours of the buildings at Greenwich by relatives of the Astronomer Royal, George Airy, including his sisters-in-law Elizabeth Smith (RGO 116/3) and Caroline Smith (RGO 116/4), and his...
Dates:
1677 - 1990
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).
File
Papers on Greenwich Park, 1876 - 1912
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/58
Scope and Contents
1. Police Protection, 1881-1912Correspondence, newscuttings and other papers regarding security at Greenwich Park, including much material on the explosion of 15 February 1894 caused by a botched anarchist attack on the Observatory:Papers concerning the bomb explosion in Greenwich Park, 1894.Extracts from newspapers concerning the bomb incident of 15 February 1894:1. 'The Globe', 16 February 1894: 'Bomb explosion in Greenwich Park'.2. 'Kentish...
Dates:
1876 - 1912
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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