Phillip J.D. Gething, Personal recollections, 2001
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
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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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
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