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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1938 - 1945

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/623

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous correspondence, including the following items:

Correspondence with the Ordnance Survey Office concerning the triangulation station on the roof of the Royal Greenwich Observatory, 1945.

Two unsigned poems: 'The Jeeping Frog of Alamein' and 'Britain's Challenge', 1945.

Letter from J.J. Nissen concerning rumours of Dr Perrine's death, 1943.

Letter to Dr R.G. Aitken concerning the death of Sir Frank Dyson, 1939.

Correspondence with the India Office, Whitehall, concerning Board of Longitude records, 1938, with a copy of an extract from the Board of Longitude Minutes.









Dates

  • Creation: 1938 - 1945

Creator

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).

Extent

1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

Y15

Finding aid date

2006-06-07 12:38:56+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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