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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1862 - 1869

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/381

Scope and Contents

Airy's miscellaneous personal correspondence on scientific and non-scientific topics, including a great number of obituaries and memoirs of fellow scientists. The correspondents include C. Abbe, J.C. Adams, A.V. Auwers, G.P. Bond, A. Caswell, W.H.M. Christie, A. d'Abbadie, A. de Morgan, W. De La Rue, H.A.E.A. Fay, J.D. Forbes, W.J. Foerster, J.G. Galle, B.A. Gould, W. Huggins, W.R. Hamilton, P.A. Hansen, A.S. Herschel, J.F.W. Herschel, J.R. Hind, A.W.V. Hofmann, U.J.J. Le Verrier, J.H.V. Madler, C. Pritchard, L.A. Quetelet, H.E. Roscoe, Lord Rosse, C.P. Smyth, W.H. Smyth, M.F. Somerville, H. Spencer, G.G. Stokes, O. Struve, S. Alexander, W. Whewell and F.A.T. Winnecke. The papers include a piece by W. Denison on steel manufacture at Mysore; memorials for various deceased people; J. Lee's address to the voters of Buckinghamshire; an Italian scientific paper by G.A.A. Plana; two watercolours of sailors in uniform of 1780 and 1820, probably by W.H. Smyth; and portrait photographs of J.J. Astrand, C. Hansteen, R. Luther, C. Todd and J.A. Wagner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862 - 1869

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

3 archive box(es) (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Italian

Former / Other Reference

F4/14

Finding aid date

2006-01-06 11:42:15+00:00

Includes index.

Subject

Geographic

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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