Correspondence with S.C.B. Gascoigne, 1973-12-21 - 1974-01-16
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with S.C.B. Gascoigne regarding delays in work at the Siding Spring Observatory; Anglo-Australian Telescope Board meetings; Redman's next visit; the secondary mirror; the Hartmann tests; the optimum setting of the polar axis; the focal length of a primary mirror; the appointment of J. Wampler as Director; and Australian floods. Gascoigne encloses Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd's table on secondary mirror tests, 2 August 1973, and a cartoon drawn by a Mitsubishi engineer.
Dates
- Creation: 1973-12-21 - 1974-01-16
Creator
- From the Series: Redman, Roderick Oliver, 1905 - 1975 (physicist) (Person)
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Extent
14 page(s)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2007-03-15 16:13:14+00:00
Subject
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