Requests for astronomical information (UK special): correspondents R-U, 1968 - 1973
Scope and Contents
Contents of a file so titled and 'Closed 19.9.73'. Comprises requests for astronomical and meteorological information, including advice on telescopes and how to form an astronomy club, etc., along with requests to identify observed astronomical phenomena. Some letters are from schoolchildren. Two black and white photographs (120 mm x 75 mm) of a possible comet sighting are included.
Consecutive numbering is the archivist’s.
Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 1973
Creator
- From the Series: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
2 folder(s) : papers; black and white photographs
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by year, and then alphebetically by correspondent.
Former / Other Reference
Original file number: 49/02 C5.
Repository Details
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