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Porter, Jermain Gildersleeve, 1852 - 1933 (astronomer)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence with Jermain Porter, 1922-05-19 - 1922-06-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 46/18
Scope and Contents

A copy of a letter from Comrie to Jermain G. Porter, Cincinnati Observatory, 19 May 1922, requesting information on an occultation by Jupiter in the mid-19th century, which was observed at Cincinnati by G.W. Hough, with Porter's reply of 2 June 1922, stating that all records of the period in question have been lost. There is also a second letter from Porter, 22 May 1922, regarding stars for observation and observational technique.

Dates: 1922-05-19 - 1922-06-02
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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HMNAO Journal Reprint Series, 1946 - 1980

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 34
Scope and Contents

Nos 101-356 of the NAO Journal Reprint Series, comprised of typescripts, photocopies and printed items. The principal authors are D.H. Sadler, J.G. Porter and G.A. Wilkins. The dates the reprints were made is not known.

Dates: 1946 - 1980
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).