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Evershed, John, 1864 - 1956 (astronomer)

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence on presents, 1935 - 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/284
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and related papers regarding presents made to the Royal Observatory, including letters regarding the presentation of a free pendulum clock by H.R. Fry; correspondence with M.E.H. Oppenheimer regarding the gift from the Oppenheimer Family of a 4-inch portable refracting telescope; and correspondence with J. Evershed regarding the gift of solar equipment.

Dates: 1935 - 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 spectrograph instruments, 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/137
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding spectrograph instruments, including a list of solar instruments presented by John Evershed to the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

Dates: 1953
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 spectroscopic equipment, 1944

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/90
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the spectroscopic equipment designed by John Evershed.

Dates: 1944
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).
 Series

John Evershed: Papers and Photographic Plates, 1897 - 1950

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 72
Scope and Contents

A collection of 67 notebooks documenting Evershed's solar research, along with two boxes of related photographic plates.

Dates: 1897 - 1950
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).