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Papers on moveable property, 1850 - 1854

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/59

Scope and Contents

Notes regarding additions to instruments, etc., 1850-1853.

A catalogue of instruments and furniture belonging to the Royal Observatory, 3 June 1854.

Correspondence concerning the receipt of presents sent to the Royal Observatory, 1853-1854.

Letters regarding loans to the Royal Observatory and returns, 1853-1854.

Correspondence concerning the giving of presents on behalf of the Royal Observatory, 1853.

Letters regarding loans from the Royal Observatory and returns, 1853-1854.

'Transmission of parcels through the Royal Observatory', 1853-1854.

Reports to the Astronomer Royal by the assistants on the state of the instruments, 1853-1854.

Notes concerning damage to the instruments in the Royal Observatory, 1853-1854.

Deliveries of photographic sheets to J. Glaisher and returns of the same for the year 1852, compiled in 1853.

List of manuscripts to be bound, 1853-1854.

Correspondence regarding F. Baily's manuscripts, 1853-1854.

Receipt for books lent to T.G. Taylor, 1854.

Letter to Mr Marth granting permission for him to examine James Bradley's manuscripts, 1854.

List of the articles stolen from the Garden House on 26 and 27 December 1854.



























Dates

  • Creation: 1850 - 1854

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 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

M4/27

Finding aid date

2006-01-03 10:56:28+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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