Harton pendulum experiments, 1854 - 1877
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, letters A-L, regarding pendulum experiments at Harton, including a letter to the Academie des Sciences, correspondence with the Admiralty, and correspondence with, among others, J. Anderson, G.A. Biddell, J.R. Hind, R.C. Carrington, Professor J. Challis, G.S. Criswick, E. Dunkin, W. Ellis, Professor M. Faraday, J. Glaisher, E. Green, Sir John Herschel, Lt Col. James and M.J. Johnson.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 - 1877
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D5/53
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:15+00:00
Subject
- Admiralty (Organization)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
- Carrington, Richard Christopher, 1826 - 1875 (astronomer) (Person)
- Challis, James, 1803 - 1882 (astronomer and physicist) (Person)
- Ellery, Robert Lewis John, 1827 - 1908 (astronomer) (Person)
- Faraday, Michael, 1791 - 1867 (natural philosopher) (Person)
- Glaisher, James, 1809 - 1903 (astronomer) (Person)
- Hind, John Russell, 1823 - 1895 (astronomer) (Person)
- Johnson, Manuel John, 1805 - 1859 (astronomer) (Person)
- Dundas, Richard Saunders, Sir, 1802 - 1861 (Knight, Vice Admiral) (Person)
- Académie Royale des Sciences (Organization)
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