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Bondi, Hermann, Sir, 1919 - 2005 (Knight, mathematician, astronomer)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence with Hermann Bondi, 1966-01-14 - 1966-01-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/295
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Correspondence with Hermann Bondi, King's College, University of London, regarding setting up a committee to formulate the British point of view on design problems in relation to the Southern Hemisphere Telescope, and discussing possible members.

Dates: 1966-01-14 - 1966-01-15
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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Letter from Hermann Bondi, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/627
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A copy of a letter from Hermann Bondi, King's College London, to O.J. Eggen, 4 March 1966, congratulating him on his appointment as director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and requesting his support for the Anglo-Australian Telescope project.

Dates: 1966
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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Letter from W.L. Francis, 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/297
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A copy of a letter from W.L. Francis, Science Research Council, to Hermann Bondi, 20 January 1967, regarding the visit of O.J. Eggen and K.N. Jones, Canberra, to begin talks on the Southern Hemisphere Telescope, with an accompanying compliments slip containing Redman's handwritten notes.

Dates: 1967
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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Notes on the A.A.T., 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/681
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Notes written by Redman following a meeting with Hermann Bondi on the Anglo-Australian Telescope, with notes on a telephone conversation with Richard Woolley on the same subject.

Dates: 1966
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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Reports by the Sub-Committee

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/877
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Undated reports by members of the Sub-Committee of the British National Committee for Astronomy: H.H. Plaskett, 'The Needs of the Radcliffe Observatory' and 'Needs of British Astronomy in the United Kingdom'; Brück, 'The Boyden Observatory'; Hermann Bondi, 'The British Commonwealth Southern Observatory in Australia'; R.H. Stoy; 'E.S.O...A Possible Compromise'; and Richard Woolley, 'J.E.S.O. Summary'.

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).