Requests for astronomical information (UK special): correspondents E-H, 1968 - 1974
Scope and Contents
Contents of a file so titled. Includes requests from school children and the general public for information on the tides, telescopes, clocks, sundials, time, star positions, the movements of the planets, the Doppler Shift, whether the Universe is infinite, and the identification of observed astronomical phenomena (including many observations of Comet Bennett), etc.
Consecutive numbering is the archivist's.
Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 1974
Creator
- From the Series: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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
4 folder(s) : paper
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by year and then alphabetically by author.
Former / Other Reference
Original file number: 49/02 C2.
Repository Details
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