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Requests for astronomical information (UK special): correspondents E-H, 1968 - 1974

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 83/2/2

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

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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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

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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