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Phillip J.D. Gething, Personal recollections, 2001

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 94/8

Scope and Contents

Computer printout (76 pp) and electronic copy. Includes personal recollections of his appointment to the RGO’s Meridian Department in 1951, transfer to Herstmonceux in 1954, RGO duties and additional work on the Observatory Magazine, accounts of the installation of the PZT and Cooke RTC, and personal/family life. Gething left the RGO for GCHQ in 1957.

Dates

  • Creation: 2001

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

2 item(s) (76 pp and 1 floppy disc (copy)) : paper and floppy disc

Language of Materials

English

Existence and Location of Copies

Accessible online at http://www.royalobservatorygreenwich.org/articles.php?article=1012

Date information

DateText: circa.

Finding aid date

2019-11-22 15:55:01+00:00

Repository Details

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