Merton, Gerald, 1893 - 1983 (astronomer)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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A Modification of the Perturbations-of-Elements Method, 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/131
Scope and Contents
A reprint of Gerald Merton's 'A Modification of the Perturbations-of-Elements Method', 'Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society', Vol. 109, No. 4, 1949, pp. 421-435, reprinted as 'Communications from the University Observatory', Oxford, No. 27, pp. 21-35. There are annotations to the text. On the front cover is a dedication to Porter.
Dates:
1949
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 with D.H. Sadler, 1943-09-23 - 1971-09-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/63
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Donald Sadler, including copies of official correspondence between H.M. Nautical Almanac Office and the U.S. Navy N.A.O. The subjects include the use of 'Nautical Almanac' material in the B.A.A. Handbook, with some mention of the copyright position and reproduction fee; the recomputation of Crommelin's Perturbation Tables, mentioning the use of (human) computers in the N.A.O. and British Astronomical Association in September 1947; the use of 'National Machines' in this...
Dates:
1943-09-23 - 1971-09-20
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 Gerald Merton, 1958-06-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/53
Scope and Contents
A letter from Gerald Merton offering his assistance with the work of I.A.U. Sub-Commission 20a.
Dates:
1958-06-23
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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Tables for the Perturbation-of-Elements Method, 1962
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/132
Scope and Contents
A reprint of Gerald Merton, 'Tables for the Perturbation-of-Elements Method', 'Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society', Vol. 68, Part 4, 1962, pp. 113-161, including annotations, possibly by Porter, with a dedication to Porter on the front cover.
Dates:
1962
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).