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Script for 'The Night Sky in April', 1953-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 45/273

Scope and Contents

A copy of Porter's script for 'The Night Sky in April' on Coma Berenice; the Plough, Leo, Denebola, Cor Caroli, and the legend of Berenice's hair; Saturn, its rings and their composition according to James Clerk Maxwell; the 1933 discovery of the white spot on Saturn by Will Hay; the internal composition of Saturn, hydrogen in a metallic phase and the difference between the gas giants and terrestrial planets; and the mathematical nature of modern astronomy.

Dates

  • Creation: 1953-04

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

5 page(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2007-04-13 12:39:52+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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