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Script for 'The Night Sky in December', 1950-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/245

Scope and Contents

A copy of Porter's script for 'The Night Sky in December' on the Christmas Moon, Orion, Sirius Gemini, Leo and Regulus, Betelgeuse and Procyon; Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, Uranus and its discovery by William Herschel; the star cluster Praesepe in Cancer and methods of measuring stellar distances; and the use of the photocell and chronometer to measure the time of extinction of a star at occultation.

Dates

  • 1950-12

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

10 page(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2007-04-13 12:38:27+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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