Correspondence on the Isaac Newton Telescope, 1959-07-01 - 1966-11-30
Scope and Contents
Official correspondence regarding the Isaac Newton Telescope dome and building, including correspondence with the Hydrographic Department of the Navy; R.O. Redman of The Observatories, Cambridge; Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; the Navy Works Department; A. Conder of the Observatoire de Paris; Barnes Wallis of Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) Ltd; Sir William Hodge of the Royal Society; J.D. Pope of the Royal Greenwich Observatory; and Head Wrightson and Co. Ltd. There is also data from the English Electric Co. Ltd on geodetic rigid radomes.
Dates
- Creation: 1959-07-01 - 1966-11-30
Creator
- From the Series: Woolley, Richard van der Reit, Sir, 1906 - 1986 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
1312
Finding aid date
2006-06-30 08:52:41+00:00
Subject
- Redman, Roderick Oliver, 1905 - 1975 (physicist) (Person)
- Royal Navy (Organization)
- Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co Ltd (Organization)
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