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Correspondence on Lighthouse Commission, 1860 - 1861

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/326

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Professor M. Faraday, Dr Gladstone, the Revd R. Main, Herbert Airy and others on the Lighthouse Commission. The volume includes a pamphlet on lighthouse lenses; a model 'to illustrate the effect of the Rotating Prisms at the Calais Light House', with two photographs of the model; a questionnaire from the Royal Commission on Light-Houses; and a proof report from the said commission.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860 - 1861

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

Former / Other Reference

D1/811

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:40:16+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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