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Correspondence on the I.N.T., 1950 - 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 37/51

Scope and Contents

Copies of correspondence between H. Spencer Jones and G.M. Sisson, 7 March 1950 - 12 January 1951, regarding the supply of a 98-inch disk; the progress of work; test facilities; tolerance and price; a central groove and grinding; and a contract for grinding and figuring agreed by the Isaac Newton Telescope Board of Management. There is also a copy of a report by E.H. Linfoot, 30 December 1950, on his examination of the disk at Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd.

Dates

  • Creation: 1950 - 1951

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

9 page(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2007-03-15 14:21:50+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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