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Letters received, 1968-05-31 - 1972-01-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/670

Scope and Contents

Copies of letters sent to the Astronomer Royal by other departments regarding, among others matters, the minor planet 'Icarus'; prime focus direct photography on the Isaac Newton Telescope; requirements from the University of Sussex for time on the I.C.T. 1909 Computer; the development of a site in Southern Europe for the operation of one or more telescopes; astronomical meetings to be organised in connection with the 14th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union; the use of the Cape 40-inch reflector-corrector for photometry; preparation of the 'Nautical Almanac'; and correspondence between G.A. Wilkins and Hussain Fathy of Heliopolis, Egypt, regarding various matters.

Dates

  • 1968-05-31 - 1972-01-21

Conditions Governing Access

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

Finding aid date

2006-06-30 09:00:04+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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