Sheepshanks' correspondence on standards, 1838 - 1855
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/356
Scope and Contents
Richard Sheepshanks' correspondence with Airy, F. Baily, Sir J.F.W. Herschel, T. Maclear and W.H. Miller concerning standards and the Standards Commission.
Dates
- 1838 - 1855
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D3/20
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:41:20+00:00
Includes index.
- Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer)
- Herschel, John Frederick William, Sir, 1792 - 1871 (Knight, astronomer)
- Maclear, Thomas, Sir, 1794 - 1879 (Knight, astronomer)
- Miller, William Hallowes, 1801 - 1880 (mineralogist)
- Sheepshanks, Richard, 1794 - 1855 (astronomer)
- Standards Commission
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Repository Details
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