Correspondence on transit of Venus, 1868 - 1881
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/274
Scope and Contents
General correspondence with Botta, T. Chevallier, C. Pritchard, A.D. Wackerbarth and others regarding the transit of Venus, 1874, including coloured glass filters and a photograph of an unknown equatorially mounted refracting telescope.
Dates
- Creation: 1868 - 1881
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
From the Management Group:
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
E5/8
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:38:23+00:00
Includes index.
Subject
Repository Details
Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom
Map Dept enquiries: maps@lib.cam.ac.uk
all other enquiries: mss@lib.cam.ac.uk