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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1950 - 1955

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 12/31

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and memoranda of R. Woolley regarding matters of secrecy with regard to the staff of the Royal Greenwich Observatory and the leaking of information; a letter from Permagon Press Ltd to Dr Hunter informing him that Volume 1 of 'Vistas in Astronomy' is to be published in March 1955; drawings of the 26-inch refractor at Greenwich, 1950; drawing number EEM/YM/936B, 'Royal Greenwich Observatory Herstmonceux. Proposed E., L. & P. [electric light and power] Installations in Domes A, C, D, E & F. Equatorial Group', June 1955; a summary of the electrical requirement for Dome A and the telephones, with plans indicating the positions of all rooms of the R.G.O.; listings of weights; and letters and memoranda to R. Atkinson on balance weights.

Dates

  • 1950 - 1955

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

2006-07-19 15:07:38+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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