Papers for the British National Committee for Astronomy, 1972
Scope and Contents
The agenda and papers for a meeting of the British National Committee for Astronomy on 11 May 1972, including minutes of the previous meeting; papers on the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union and the selection of the United Kingdom delegation; correspondence with Sir Bernard Lovell on travel arrangements; an outline of celebrations for the Quincentenary of the birth of Copernicus; material on changes in the administration of the South African observatories; correspondence with R.H. Stoy, Edinburgh, on the Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria; and a paper on United Kingdom solar physics.
Dates
- Creation: 1972
Creator
- From the Series: Burbidge, Eleanor Margaret, 1919 (astronomer) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 envelope(s) (1 envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
EMB 23
Finding aid date
2006-07-13 12:12:38+00:00
Subject
- Radcliffe Observatory, Pretoria (Organization)
- Stoy, Richard Hugh, 1910 - 1994 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lovell, Alfred Charles Bernard, Sir, 1913 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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