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Correspondence of the Institute of Navigation, R. Atkinson and H. Spencer Jones regarding articles, meetings, reviews, etc., relating to the Institute, including an article by Professor Taylor and a 1955 review of 'The Equatorie of the Planetis' by Spencer Jones.

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General correspondence with, among others, Royal Holloway College, London; the Royal Society; the Royal Radar Establishments; the Royal Aeronautical Society; the Radio and Space Research Station; and Radley College, Oxfordshire. The subjects include the review of books, and there is a copy of one book review by R. Atkinson.

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A copy of a letter from H.H. Atkinson to D.W.N. Stibbs, 1 November 1972, enclosing Hans Elsässer's graph of the total area of optical telescopes as a function of time for different countries.

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A letter from H.H. Plaskett, 7 June 1955, commenting on his letter to Robert Atkinson of 28 May 1955 concerning his meeting with P.M.S. Blackett about a Schmidt telescope and its use by astronomers for research purposes. A copy of the second letter is enclosed.

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A handwritten letter from N. Colbourne, Science Research Council, enclosing Section 3 of the draft N.H.O. submission, regarding assessment of user manpower, including comments added by H.H. Atkinson.

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A letter from Robert Atkinson, 31 December 1954, concerning draft minutes of a committee meeting on the Isaac Newton Telescope, with a separate sheet of Redman's handwritten notes on costs and queries relating to the telescope.

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A copy of a letter from R. Atkinson to the Superintendent of Greenwich Park.

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Letters from Robert Atkinson, Royal Greenwich Observatory; H.H. Plaskett; W.M.H. Greaves, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; and C.W. Allen, University of London Observatory, regarding spectroscopes, with a copy of Greaves' memorandum on spectro-photometric requirements affecting spectroscopic design.

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A memorandum by H.H. Atkinson entitled 'Philosophy of operation of the NHO', dated 15 January 1973, in which he points out that staff recruitment to the observatory will be largely determined by the site chosen.

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A report by Robert Atkinson.

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Minutes of the first meeting of the Isaac Newton Telescope Executive Committee on 29 December 1954, comprised of Redman, H.H. Plaskett, R. Atkinson and G.M. Sisson.

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Undated minutes by Robert Atkinson of a meeting of the Isaac Newton Observatory Committee on Photoelectric Guiding, with annotations and notes.

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A two-page description of the pier specification for the mirror transit circle, July 1963, with a covering letter from R. Atkinson to F.N. Marshall, Hydrographic Department, 6 August 1963.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and memoranda of R. Woolley regarding matters of secrecy with regard to the staff of the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the leaking of information; a letter from Permagon Press Ltd to Dr Hunter informing him that Volume 1 of 'Vistas in Astronomy' is to be published in March 1955; drawings of the 26-inch refractor at Greenwich, 1950; drawing number EEM/YM/936B, 'Royal Greenwich Observatory Herstmonceux. Proposed E., L. & P. [electric light and power] Installations in Domes...

Scope and Contents Letters to Robert Atkinson, with a few other items, including the following:Letter from R.S. Colebrook, Chichester, 3 March 1947, regarding the cosmic ray theory.Letter from A. Parson, Maryport, 12 December 1947, concerning his investigation into binaries.Letter from G.M. Sisson, Sir Harold Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, July 1949, on the design of the impersonal micrometer for the Cadiz 7-inch meridian circle, with a handwritten draft reply by R. Atkinson.Letter...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous letters to H. Spencer Jones and related papers, including the following items:Letter from R. Atkinson, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 13 July 1948, regarding the Greenwich Time Station and Herstmonceux.Letter from S.D. Gossner, Harvard College Observatory, 9 June 1949, containing a summary of available data on star counts and charts of corresponding regions appearing in the Ross-Calvert Atlas of the Milky Way.Letter from L.S.T. Symms, Royal Observatory,...

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Miscellaneous papers, including an extract from the 'Daily Mail', 24 December 1947, recording an interview with R. Atkinson on Comet 1947N; a notice of the 1947 Annual General Meeting of the Old Mancunians Association, London Section; Secret TRE memo N/A/6, 10 February 1948, 'The Stabilisation of an auto-astro accelerometer system'; and programmes of meetings of the American Astronomical Society.

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An undated paper by Robert Atkinson entitled 'A Combination Paraboloid-Schmidt Reflector'

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous printed papers and periodical articles, including 'Hints to business men visiting British East Africa'; reprints of articles by F.G. Houtermans; list of members of the Institute of Navigation, 1949, and other papers; 'Scientific Officers at the Civil Service Arbitration Tribunal'; 'The Analysis of the Gravitation. The second extract from the paper written by Lt-Col. L.M. Malachowski in June, 1944', 1950, with a letter from the author to R. Atkinson, 14 June 1950; reports and...

Scope and Contents Papers by R. Atkinson, including an undated notebook containing items on stellar statistics, eclipses and stellar spectra; miscellaneous undated manuscript notes, addresses and telephone numbers; typed and manuscript drafts, a final copy and a summary of 'An Experiment suitable for a Nearly Central Solar Eclipse', 1947-1948, sent to J. Proudman, National Committee; a typed draft 'On a Periodic Fluctuation in the Length of the Day', 1949; an undated typed draft on 'Some Problems of...

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Two letters from W.A.W. Fox, Ministry of Supply, to Dr R. Atkinson, Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 24 October 1946 and 20 November 1946, enclosing two copies of a paper on a system of automatic astro-navigation suitable for long-range piloted or pilot-less aircraft, with diagrams.

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Correspondence and other papers regarding day numbers, 2 folders. There is also a supplementary folder regarding computation of the Besselian Day Numbers for 0hST for 1947-1964, and second folder regarding Robert d'E. Atkinson's method for the computation of aberration before 1968.

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding finance and equipment for observing eclipses, including the following material:(1) General correspondenceCorrespondence between R. Atkinson and Dr M.R. Madwar, Helwan Observatory, Egypt, 1950, regarding the programme for the eclipse of 1952.Correspondence with Professor Stratton, 1950, regarding the eclipse of 1952.Correspondence with Professor H.A. Bruck, 1950, regarding the loan of an 8-inch coelostat for the eclipse in...

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,...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding satellites, including general notes on 'Soviet Science', No. 7, 'A Philosophy of Space Research', sent by the Ministry of Defence to the Royal Greenwich Observatory; a note from the Minister for Science regarding 'Anglo-French Satellite Launcher Proposals, Estimated Performance of Vehicle'; a contribution to 'Satellite discussions' by R. Atkinson; a copy of a document from the Royal Society outlining a scheme of observations of satellites; a copy of 'The Prediction Service...