Adams, William Grylls, 1836 - 1915 (scientist and university teacher)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on the Annual Visitation, 1891 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/12
Scope and Contents
Official correspondence concerning the Annual Visitation of the Board of Visitors to Royal Observatory. The volume is divided into 18 sections. The first two sections cover the years 1891-1893 and 1894-1901. The remaining sections cover the years 1895-1910 inclusive. Much of the correspondence is between Christie and W.D. Barber, the Secretary of the Board of Visitors. The other correspondents are W.G. Adams, R.S. Ball, P. Cavell, A.E. Cooper (for Sir William Abriey), F.W. Dyson, Admiral...
Dates:
1891 - 1910
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 earth currents, 1872 - 1911
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/119
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the General Post Office and others on Earth currents, disturbances and the maintenance of underground wires, 1891-1911.Correspondence with C.O. Grimshaw concerning a fault in a dynamo armature, 1893.Trace showing Earth current curves, sent by E. Raymond Barker, with correspondence, 1898-1899.Correspondence with C. Chree concerning the details of arrangements for the registration of Earth currents, 1900.Correspondence with G.E. Preece...
Dates:
1872 - 1911
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).