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Correspondence regarding the Coudé spectrograph, comprised of copies of letters from Hermann Wehner to R.F. Griffin enclosing drawings for him to comment on; Redman's correspondence with Wehner; and a letter from S.C.B. Gascoigne to Wehner, with comments.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Hermann Wehner and S.C.B. Gascoigne regarding the Coudé spectrograph, including Wehner's letter of 17 July, referring to the tender documents and enclosing a list of tendering companies; Gascoigne's letter of 25 July, referring to Anglo-Australian Telescope Board meetings and enclosing a copy of his letter to Wehner, 25 July 1973, on primary mirror acceptance and the contract; cables and letters concerning the contract documents; letters from Redman, 2 August, regarding...

Scope and Contents Letters and cables regarding the Hartmann tests, including Redman's letter to R.F. Griffin at the Hale Observatory, 27 January 1972, concerning the mirror figure, the size of the Northern Hemisphere Observatory telescope, his travel plans, and observing on the Cambridge 36-inch telescope; and a copy of Redman's letter to S.C.B. Gascoigne, 27 January, referring to his time of arrival at Canberra, with a manuscript note regarding R.V. Willstrop's worry about a program error. There are also...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the Herstmonceux Conference of 1965, including the following items:Correspondence with the Royal Society.Correspondence with H.J. Helms, Head of the N.A.T.O. Pure Science Bureau.Correspondence with the Hydrographer of the Navy.Details of the International Summer Course on Observational Aspects of Galactic Structure held at Athens on 9-23 September 1964.Correspondence with M. Schmidt of the California Institute of Technology,...

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A letter from S.C.B. Gascoigne, 3 July 1968, and Redman's reply of 8 July, regarding the programme for the Instrumentation Conference in Cambridge, with a copy of Redman's letter to J.D. Pope, 3 August 1968, requesting telescope drawings so that slides can be made for his talk on the Anglo-Australian Telescope.

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A copy of a letter from Redman to J.F. Hosie, 28 September 1971, enclosing S.C.B. Gascoigne's 'Notes on a Visit by Gascoigne and Goodsell to Mr W. James, Melbourne, September 22, 1971', and recommending that James' tender for the prime focus corrector system be accepted. There is also a copy of a letter from W.A. Goodsell to W.E. James, 1 October 1971, stating that it is the intention of the A.A.T. Project Office to place a contract with James.

Scope and Contents Letters and cables regarding the inspection of the CER-VIT primary mirror blank at Owens-Illinois Inc., including copies of telexes and letters from J.J. Tyson to M.H. Jeffery and B.E. Broughton; a letter from John Hutchinson, 12 May 1969, including the text of a teleprinter message from Jeffery to J.F. Hosie of 9 May; Redman's correspondence with Jeffery on the main mirror blank, dust measurements at the Siding Spring Observatory, the Altazimuth Committee and general progress; and Redman's...

Scope and Contents Letters and telex messages regarding payment for and acceptance of the Owens-Illinois Inc. CER-VIT mirror blank. The correspondence includes a letter from R.R. Heraty to M.H. Jeffery, 11 August 1969, enclosing a finishing schedule bar chart and referring to the photographic birefringence record; correspondence regarding mirror strain, including a telex from Jeffery containing S.C.B. Gascoigne's opinion and referring to J.D. Pope's tests on central holes in secondary blanks; and a copy of...

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A copy of a letter from S.C.B. Gascoigne to M.H. Jeffery, 18 April 1968, and Jeffery's reply of 26 April, regarding Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd's reaction to the specifications for the primary mirror blank.

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the prime focus camera, including a letter from P.R. Gillingham, 2 December 1971, enclosing a draft of the optical section of the prime focus camera specification; a copy of a letter from Redman to W.A. Goodsell, 23 December 1971, containing his comments on the specification; letters from S.C.B. Gascoigne and W.A. Goodsell referring to Redman's comments and arrangements for his visit to Australia; copies of letters from Redman to Goodsell and Gascoigne referring to...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding the United Kingdom observing time at the Anglo-Australian Telescope, including correspondence with the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge; R.O. Redman; S.C.B. Gascoigne of the Siding Spring Observatory; the Science Research Council; Sir Fred Hoyle; J. Wampler, Director of the Anglo-Australian Telescope; the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; the University of London Observatory; V.C. Reddish of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh;...

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Cables and telexes exchanged between Redman and Hermann Wehner, a telex from Redman to S.C.B. Gascoigne, and a cable from D.W. Cunliffe, regarding Redman's travel arrangements for Australia and progress reports on tests by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.

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Copies of Redman's letters to John Hutchinson, M.H. Jeffery, S.C.B. Gascoigne and D.S. Brown enclosing copies of his report on the visit to Owens-Illinois Inc. by the representatives of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd and Kitt Peak National Observatory on 13-14 July. There is also a copy of Redman's letter to R.J. Harris, 21 August 1969, enclosing a report of Gascoigne's visit to Owens-Illinois Inc. on 1-2 August.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Australian observatories and universities, including Professor Bart J. Bok of the Commonwealth Observatory, Canberra; A.R. Hogg of the Mount Stromlo Observatory; A. Przybylski of the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories; Professor S.C.B. Gascoigne of the Mount Stromlo Observatory; Professor O.J. Eggen of the Mount Stromlo Observatory; D.K.R. Hodgkin of the Australian National University; and J.N. Webb of Port Macquarie, N.S.W. There are also notes on the Commonwealth...

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Correspondence with B.E.J. Pagel regarding Redman's report on his visit to Australia in April and on the progress of the Anglo-Australian Telescope, a copy of which is enclosed. There are also copies of letters from Redman to S.C.B. Gascoigne and Sir Fred Hoyle, which enclosed copies of the report.

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Correspondence with D.S. Brown and S.C.B. Gascoigne regarding a letter sent by Brown to the Editors of 'The Observatory', following statements made by R.F. Griffin on seeing images with large telescopes, and the relevance of these issues to the Anglo-Australian Telescope primary mirror. Redman's letter of 30 April refers to the latest model of the mercury girdle.

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A letter from C.G. Wynne, 2 May 1974, who questions the facts stated in S.C.B. Gascoigne's notes on telescope optics, and a copy of Redman's reply of 6 May. There are handwritten notes by Redman on the reverse of his letter.

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Correspondence with C.G. Wynne, Imperial College of Science and Technology, acting as a consultant on various aspects of optical design, especially correctors. The correspondents are Redman, S.C.B. Gascoigne, J.D. Pope and H.C. Minnett, A.A.T. Project Manager. The letters include reference to problems with Schott, contractors for the lenses. The papers include data, a spot diagram and a drawing of a test arrangement for prime focus correctors.

Scope and Contents Correspondence of Redman and others with Corning Glass Works regarding mirror blank requirements. There is a copy of a letter from E.L. Phillips, Sales Manager, to S.C.B. Gascoigne, 7 June 1967, concerning a meeting in Australia to discuss specifications; a letter from F. Williams, Product Engineer, to Redman, 11 July 1967, agreeing to change the specifications in line with interpretations he has outlined; and a letter from Phillips to W.L. Francis, Science Research Council, 8 August 1967,...

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A copy of a letter from Redman to S.C.G. Gascoigne, 25 January 1974, regarding progress at Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, with a postscript concerning A. Boksenberg's work at Palomar; copies of Redman's letters to A. Boksenberg, 25 January and 6 February 1974, on Boksenberg's Image Photon Counting System; and a copy of a letter from Boksenberg to Gascoigne, 13 February 1974, containing information on the system.

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Correspondence with J.D. Pope, 21-27 July 1971, regarding the acquisition telescope, with a copy of a letter from Pope to S.C.B. Gascoigne, 5 July 1971, on the Cassegrain field flattening lens. Pope encloses H. Kobler's 'Proposal for the Acquisition Telescope Optics' with his letter of 23 July.

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Correspondence with J.F. Hosie regarding the extension of the arrangements for Redman and S.C.B. Gascoigne to act as consultants on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, the death of M.H. Jeffery and his possible successors as A.A.T. Project Manager, and the comments of the Observatories Syndicate on the first report on the future of the Cambridge Observatories.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with M.H. Jeffery regarding the stoppage of site wind recording; Hermann Wehner's comments on minimum building height; the final draft on the mirror figuring specification and the withdrawal of Carl Zeiss from the bidding; field rotation due to atmospheric refraction; and the Canadian 150-inch telescope. There is also copy of a letter from S.C.B. Gascoigne to M.H. Jeffery, 7 June 1968, commenting on the draft mirror specifications and enclosing a graph on performance figures...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with P.R. Gillingham regarding the Television Finder, including, among other items, a copy of Gillingham's letter to S.B.C. Gascoigne, 24 August 1972; Gillingham's letter to Redman, 27 November 1972, enclosing the 'Preliminary Specification of Optics for TV Finder', and referring to an amended specification for the Coudé 5 Mirror Drive and the tender by the Ordnance Factory, Bendigo; and Redman's handwritten notes entitled 'Drive of coudé flat no. 3. Willstrop's modification...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with R.V. Willstrop at the Siding Spring Observatory. Willstrop's handwritten letters report on commissioning tests, progress and observing, and refer to S.C.G. Gascoigne's accident, a postal strike, encoders for the Northern Hemisphere Observatory, the Koblertron, Hartmann plates, tachometers, dome air temperatures, the Isaac Newton Telescope, I. Arnison, the rumour of O.J. Eggen's resignation, the Royal opening, and the allocation of time on the Anglo-Australian Telescope....