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Correspondence and related papers regarding visits by special parties officially sponsored and controlled by R. Atkinson.

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Correspondence and related papers regarding visits by special parties, including schools, officially sponsored and controlled by R. Atkinson.

Scope and Contents Papers concerning the installation of the 36-inch Yapp Reflector at Greenwich, including the following material:(1) Miscellaneous materialUndated scroll containing the proposed inscription for the new Yapp Telescope.Envelope of photographs of the 36-inch reflector at Edinburgh, showing the telescope observing carriage and grating, 1931.(2) Correspondence with Hutchinson and Cuff, solicitors, and William Johnston Yapp regarding the 36-inch reflector,...

Scope and Contents Correspondence regarding Robert Atkinson's expedition to Mombasa, Kenya, October-November 1948, to observe a total solar eclipse, including the following items:Letters from W.F. Clenshaw of the National Physical Laboratory; Kodak Ltd; Ilford Ltd; and Recordak on the use of photographic equipment.Correspondence with J.A. Leclerc, Société Astronomique, Paris, and W.H. McCrea, Royal Astronomical Society.Correspondence with H.M. Smith regarding...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and other papers regarding the Institute of Navigation, including the following items:General correspondence with the Institute of Navigation, reports on meetings, discussions on membership and Fellowship, invitations to H. Spencer Jones to attend lectures, etc., 1949-1954. The correspondents include R. Atkinson, D.H. Sadler and M.W. Richey.Minutes of meetings of the Institute of Navigation, 22 November 1949, 30 October 1953 and 19 March 1954.Copy of...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous papers regarding the Isaac Newton Telescope, including a report by R.O. Redman on angular resolution and telescope speed; a memorandum on unvignetted fields; a note on automatic following telescopes; a report on arguments in favour of a wide-angle 100-inch telescope; a report on observing programmes for a 100-inch reflector; a report on the choice of thickness for the 100-inch mirror; an interim report for the overall design report; a paper by R. Atkinson on a Combination...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the International Astronomical Union, including the following items:Statement concerning Professor P. Swings's nomination for a Gold Medal, 1952.R. Atkinson's comments on a circular by Dr Sadler, 1952.Correspondence regarding the publication of the reports of various commissions, 1952.Correspondence with Professor Lindblad concerning candidates for the new Executive Committee, 1952.Correspondence with Dr Jackson regarding funding,...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding to the International Astronomical Union, including the following items:Reports on meetings of the Executive Committee of the I.A.U. concerning the 10th General Assembly in Moscow, 1958.Correspondence with R. Woolley and C. Jowsey regarding a visit to Washington by D.H. Sadler for a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions, September 1958.Correspondence with the Academy of Sciences, U.S.S.R.; Professors...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the International Astronomical Union, including the following items:Correspondence with Dr T. Elvius concerning the selected areas committee, 1963.Correspondence with Dr Oosterhoff regarding Commission 27 on the names of variables in Magellanic Clouds, 1963.Correspondence with Professor van der Kamp concerning Commission 26 on double stars.Report to Commission 37 on globular clusters, 1963.Printed programme of the Royal Astronomical...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, including correspondence concerning its meetings and General Assemblies in Washington, Helsinki, Toronto, Rome, Brussels and Zurich; programmes of meetings; and material concerning sub-committees, delegates, travel arrangements, funds, expenses, etc. There is further material, including correspondence on membership and officers of committees, reports, circulars and proposals, relating to H. Spencer Jones,...

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Papers regarding the mirror transit circle, including 'A Specification of a Mirror Transit Circle for the Royal Greenwich Observatory' and correspondence between R. Atkinson and J.B. Fisher of Shackman Instrument Division on the award of the contract for building an auto-camera for the proposed mirror transit circle.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with the Nautical Almanac Office and related papers, including the following material:(1) General correspondenceCorrespondence with D.H. Sadler regarding the prices of N.A.O. publications, 1948.Correspondence between R. Atkinson and Professor Sollenberger regarding latitude changes, 1947.Memorandum of discussions and decisions involving Dr G.M. Clemence of the American N.A.O. and D.H. Sadler of the British N.A.O., 1947.Correspondence...

Scope and Contents Correspondence, minutes and other papers regarding the British National Committee for Space Research's Orbit Analysis Working Group, part of the Tracking, Analysis and Data Recovery Subcommittee and of the Royal Society's Planetary Sciences Study Group. There is one folder of Dr R. d'E. Atkinson's correspondence on space research. There is also a folder of material regarding the Royal Society's celebration of the quincentenary of the birth of Copernicus in 1973, a supplement (formerly 67E/A)...

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A handwritten memorandum submitted to P.M.S. Blackett by J.P.M. Prentice regarding a project for a radio meteor observatory, with letters from Prentice to H. Spencer Jones and R. Atkinson.

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding the Time Service and time signals, including alterations to signals, equipment, maintenance, faults, accommodation at Abinger, and the transition to Herstmonceux. The correspondents include H.M. Smith, the Admiralty, Mr Barker, R. Atkinson, H. Spencer Jones and R. Woolley. The papers include the following items:Correspondence between H.M. Smith and the Admiralty regarding 'Timing by Lovan-C' transmissions, 1963.Correspondence with A.P....

Scope and Contents Papers regarding the refurbishment of the Yapp 36-inch Reflecting Telescope, concerned primarily with the two Schmidt cameras on the Yapp grating spectrograph. There is correspondence between G.E. Manville; G.M. Sisson of Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd; the Admiralty; B.E.J. Pagel; Sir Richard Woolley; and R. Atkinson. There are also queries arising from the ordering of equipment and its design, and drawings of mirrors for the Cassegrain collimator, the f3.5 spherical mirror, the f3.5...

Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers regarding time signals, including the following items:Correspondence between H. Spencer Jones, H.M. Smith and the Admiralty concerning equipment required and installations at Abinger, clock radio receivers and aerial systems, 1952-1955.Correspondence with Central Rediffusion Services Ltd and the Admiralty concerning the availability of the 6 pips time signal for the Independent Television Authority, 1955.Correspondence between R. Atkinson and...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with newspapers and magazines concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with individuals, including Dr Atkinson, Sir Edward Appleton, Sir Allen Brown at Australia House, G. de Beer, Professor Bondi, K. St. B. Collins, Sir N. Cooper-Key M.P., Sir John Carroll, Sir Durnford Slater, Sir H. Spencer Jones,...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with magazines concerning articles and books; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with various societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions; and with individuals. The correspondents include J.B. Alexander; Dr Atkinson; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; Allhallows School; Sir William Boreman's...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with magazines concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with various societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions; and with individuals. The correspondents include Lady Astor; V. Arangio-Ruiz; Dr Atkinson; Professor Cherry; J.B. Alexander; Colonel Sir Tufton Beamish; Professor...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with magazines and publishers concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with various societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions; and with various individuals. The correspondents include Dr Atkinson; Professor Blaauw, Groningen; E.M. Burbidge; O.J. Eggen, Palomar; Dr Farrukh,...

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A report prepared by H.H. Atkinson following informal discussions on the Northern Hemisphere Observatory, dated 7 May 1973.

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A report prepared for the Isaac Newton Board of Management by Robert Atkinson entitled 'Angular resolution and telescope-speed'.

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An unsigned report entitled 'Angular resolution and telescope speed', written in response to a statement by Robert Atkinson to the Isaac Newton Telescope Board of Management, which the author suggests is over-simplified.