Miscellaneous correspondence, 1907 - 1923
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence of Sydney Hough with astronomers regarding various subjects, including the publication of results and restoration work after the First World War. At the end of the volume are a set of obituary notices. The correspondence is divided into sections by correspondent: F. Aguilar, La Plata; Professor Auwers, Berlin; Dr Backland, Pulkova; E.B. Baillaud, Paris; Professor Bakhuyzen, Leiden; J.M. Baldwin, Potsdam; P. Barruchi; Professor Boccardi, Turin; Professor Boss, Dudley; W.E. Cooke, Perth; Sir G. Darwin, Cambridge; W. de Sitter, Leiden; W. Elkin, Yale; E.B. Frost, Yerkes; A.R. Hinks, Cambridge; J.C. Kapteyn, Groningen; Dr Kobold, Kiel; H.F. Newall, Cambridge; and Professor Newcomb, Washington.
Dates
- Creation: 1907 - 1923
Creator
- From the Series: Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope (Organization)
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Q
Finding aid date
2006-08-07 11:33:18+00:00
Subject
- Auwers, Arthur Julius Georg Friedrich von, 1838 - 1915 (astronomer) (Person)
- Cooke, William Ernest, 1863 - 1947 (astronomer and meteorologist) (Person)
- Hinks, Arthur Robert, 1873 - 1945 (astronomer and geographer) (Person)
- Kapteyn, Jacobus Cornelius, 1851 - 1922 (astronomer) (Person)
- Newcomb, Simon, 1835 - 1909 (astronomer) (Person)
- Darwin, George Howard, Sir, 1845 - 1912 (Knight, mathematician and geophysicist) (Person)
- Hough, Sydney Samuel, 1870 - 1923 (astronomer) (Person)
- Baillaud, Edouard Benjamin, 1848 - 1934 (astronomer) (Person)
- Bakhuyzen, Hendricus Gerardus van de Sande, 1838 - 1923 (astronomer) (Person)
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