Harton pendulum experiments, 1854 - 1877
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, letters M-W, regarding pendulum experiments at Harton, featuring, among others, Col. E. Sabine, the Revd R. Sheepshanks, W. Simms and Dr W. Whewell. The volume also includes Airy's hotel bills, E. Dunkin's book of expenses and journal, drawings of one of the pendulums as mounted, a printed copy of a memoir of the Royal Society (with map and diagrams), a lecture by Airy given in the Central Hall of South Shields, and an extract from 'Punch'.
Dates
- Creation: 1854 - 1877
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:36:17+00:00
Subject
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer) (Person)
- Royal Society (Organization)
- Simms, William, 1793 - 1860 (scientific instrument maker) (Person)
- Dunkin, Edwin, 1821 - 1898 (astronomer) (Person)
- Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist) (Person)
- Whewell, William, 1794 - 1866 (Master of Trinity College, Cambridge) (Person)
Repository Details
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