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Press cuttings from 1986, 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 190/8

Scope and Contents

Includes cuttings on Halley’s Comet, time, the fate of the RGO at Herstmonceux, new information on Uranus from Voyager 2, SERC open days, job advertisements, SERC appointments, ‘Bayer’s lost star’, the US military and NASA, public communication of science, black holes, the move of the Royal Observatory to Cambridge, a memorial to Edmond Halley, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) in Hawaii and an obituary for Sir Richard Wooley, etc. Some items are photocopies. Also includes a photocopied article on ‘Dawes, Lassell and Saturn’s dusky ring’ by R.A. Marriott.

Dates

  • Creation: 1986

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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

1 folder(s) (1 folder) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2016-08-16 14:59:10+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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