Correspondence with the Standards Commission, 1848 - 1857
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/341
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the following members of the Standards Commission: Sir J.F.W. Herschel, J.G.S. Lefevre, Sir J.W. Lubbock, J.C. Miller, the Revd G. Peacock, the Earl of Rosse, the Revd R. Sheepshanks and Lord Wrottesley.
Dates
- 1848 - 1857
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D3/5
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:40:49+00:00
Includes index.
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer)
- Lefevre, John George Shaw, Sir ((1797-1879) Knight, civil servant)
- Lubbock, John William, Sir, 1803 - 1865 (3rd Baronet, astronomer and banker)
- Metrology
- Parsons, William, 1800 - 1867 (3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer)
- Standards Commission
- Wrottesley, John, 1798 - 1867 (2nd Baron Wrottesley, landowner and astronomer)
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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