Correspondence on the Coudé spectrograph, 1973-07-17 - 1973-09-27
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Hermann Wehner and S.C.B. Gascoigne regarding the Coudé spectrograph, including Wehner's letter of 17 July, referring to the tender documents and enclosing a list of tendering companies; Gascoigne's letter of 25 July, referring to Anglo-Australian Telescope Board meetings and enclosing a copy of his letter to Wehner, 25 July 1973, on primary mirror acceptance and the contract; cables and letters concerning the contract documents; letters from Redman, 2 August, regarding the primary mirror progress and his view that no serious astronomy should be allowed during commissioning year; and Wehner's letter of 19 September, reporting that funding for the Coudé spectrograph has been transferred to the operational budget, and referring to remaining tenderers and the costs of the camera I mirror blank.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-07-17 - 1973-09-27
Creator
- From the Series: Redman, Roderick Oliver, 1905 - 1975 (physicist) (Person)
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
17 page(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2007-03-15 16:12:45+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
Cambridge University Library
West Road
Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk