Papers on the Great Exhibition, 1850 - 1852
Scope and Contents
Printed and written papers and correspondence on the Great Exhibition of 1851, featuring W. Cubitt, C.P. Smyth, H. Lloyd, C. Gray, C. Manby, C.W. Dilke, L. Playfair, C. Brooke, A. de Morgan, J.B. Pentland, R. Roberts and C. Pritchard. The papers include a plan of the Crystal Palace.
Dates
- Creation: 1850 - 1852
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 archive box(es) (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
D1/1
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:44:33+00:00
Subject
- Cubitt, William, Sir, 1785 - 1861 (Knight, civil engineer) (Person)
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Playfair, Lyon, 1818 - 1898 (1st Baron Playfair of St Andrews, chemist) (Person)
- Pritchard, Charles, 1808 - 1893 (headmaster and astronomer) (Person)
- Smyth, Charles Piazzi, 1819 - 1900 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800 - 1881 (physicist and university administrator) (Person)
- Brooke, Charles, 1804 - 1879 (surgeon and inventor of measuring instruments) (Person)
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