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Letters on the Port Elizabeth Time Ball, 1866 - 1869

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 15/64

Scope and Contents

Letters to Thomas Maclear on a range of matters, including problems with the Port Elizabeth Time Ball, with some related papers. There is a letter from H. Read on irregularities in the time of dropping of the time ball, 9 February 1866, and regular reports from that date; information on Bailey's survey; observations of Earth currents on telegraph lines between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth and Simon's Bay, 4 April 1867; various reports of sightings of a meteoric shower, 1867; an estimate from W. Hare for building a room at the Cape Observatory, 4 September 1869; and a history of the 'Klerk's Krall' area of land and its use.

Dates

  • 1866 - 1869

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

2006-08-07 11:28:55+00:00

Includes index.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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