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Papers on falling meteors, 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 59/81

Scope and Contents

Correspondence and newspaper cuttings regarding a falling meteor of 23 November 1877, including drawings of the flight and subsequent explosion of the meteor that night at approximately 8 hours 24 minutes Greenwich Mean Time. There is also an account of another exploding meteor viewed that evening from Whitney, Oxford, at 7 hours 35 minutes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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

1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2007-05-23 14:26:51+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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