Hargreaves, Frederick James, 1891 - 1970 (astronomer and optician)
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on a hollow pentagon, 1953 - 1954
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/94
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson Ltd regarding a hollow pentagon, with a plan of the hollow pentagon by F.J. Hargreaves.
Dates:
1953 - 1954
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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Correspondence on the Isaac Newton Observatory, 1947 - 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/636
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers of Robert Atkinson regarding the Isaac Newton Observatory, including the following items:Correspondence with F.J. Hargreaves regarding large telescope designs, particularly mirror problems, and referring to Nairobi district as a suitable site for a large telescope, with a copy of a letter from H. Cole, Pilkington Brothers Ltd, on the production process of discs.Letter from E.H. Linfoot, H.H. Wills Physical Laboratory, Bristol, referring to the...
Dates:
1947 - 1948
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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Correspondence on the Isaac Newton Telescope, 1946 - 1955
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/127
Scope and Contents
Official and general correspondence, with related papers, regarding the design and finance of the Isaac Newton Telescope, including correspondence on the disk and glass; a letter from the Astronomer Royal to the Helwan Observatory, Egypt, 21 July 1947, regarding a large glass disk for the observatory's large reflector; correspondence with F.J. Hargreaves; a letter from the Astronomer Royal to the Director General of Observatories, New Delhi, 21 July 1947, regarding a large glass disk for the...
Dates:
1946 - 1955
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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Memorandum on the fork mounting, 1947-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/47
Scope and Contents
A duplicated letter from H. Spencer Jones, 11 August 1947, enclosing a copy of a memorandum by F.J. Hargreaves on the inverted fork mounting, to which Redman has added marginal notes.
Dates:
1947-08
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 optical telescopes, 1961 - 1973
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 11/2
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers regarding small optical telescopes at the Royal Greenwich Observatory and overseas:An unsigned written description of the main optical features of the Congo telescope [1972-1973].A photocopy of a talk given by F.J. Hargreaves entitled 'A Description of a Reflecting Telescope with Unusual Features', concerning the 38-inch telescope installed at the R.G.O. [1961].A copy of J.B. Alexander's report on sites for the 30-inch telescope,...
Dates:
1961 - 1973
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 the Radcliffe Observatory, 1935 - 1951
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 8/21
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria, including the following material:Correspondence between Theodore Dunham and Sir Harold Spencer Jones regarding plans for a coudé spectrograph at Pretoria, 1951.Correspondence with H. Spencer Jones regarding staff and instruments at the Radcliffe Observatory, 1950.Correspondence with the Trustees of the Radcliffe Trust and letters concerning the Trust, 1950.Letter from H.H. Plaskett, University Observatory,...
Dates:
1935 - 1951
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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Postcard from F.J. Hargreaves, 1960-01-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/3
Scope and Contents
A postcard from Tenerife referring to Hargreaves' proposed visit to Dr Salote.
Dates:
1960-01-22
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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