Personal correspondence, 1956 - 1957
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of Richard Woolley concerning committees, visits, lectures, awards, prize-givings and book reviews. The correspondents include Sir Edward Appleton; J.R.A. McMillan; H. Brück; W. Buscombe; S. Chapman; P. Du Val; Sir F. Dreyer; O.J. Eggen; G.M. Sisson; M.J. Fenn; Dr Fricke; Dr Gascoigne; Dr Hogg; W. Heintz; the Astronomical Society of Glasgow; the Radio Society of Great Britain; the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; the Royal Society of Edinburgh; the English Speaking Union; the Worshipful Company of Dyers; the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers; Cambridge Philosophical Society; Cambridge Astronomical Society; Cambridge University; the Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia; Buckingham Palace; the British Horological Institute; Sir William Boreman's Foundation; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific; the Australian Academy of Science; and the Australian National University. There is also correspondence with 'Discovery' magazine.
Dates
- Creation: 1956 - 1957
Creator
- From the Series: Jones, Harold Spencer, Sir, 1890 - 1960 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
R12
Finding aid date
2006-06-07 12:33:18+00:00
Subject
- Woolley, Richard van der Reit, Sir, 1906 - 1986 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- University of Cambridge (Organization)
- Royal Observatory, Edinburgh (Organization)
- British Horological Institute (Organization)
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific (Organization)
- Worshipful Company of Clockmakers (Organization)
- Appleton, Edward Victor, Sir, 1892 - 1965 (Knight, physicist) (Person)
- Chapman, Sydney, 1888 - 1970 (mathematician) (Person)
- Brück, Hermann Alexander, 1905 - 2000 (astronomer) (Person)
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