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Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1849 - 1854

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/707

Scope and Contents

Correspondence with the Admiralty and the general public concerning visits to the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Indexed volume in four sections: 1. Correspondence with the Admiralty and Admiralty introduction of Visitors; 2. General introduction of visitors; 3. General correspondence about visiting the Royal Observatory; 4. Orders to assistants regarding the reception of visitors.

The correspondents include J. Babinet, S. Bannister, F. Beaufort, J.B....
Biot, G.P. Bond, E.W. Brayley, F.F.E. Brünnow, T. Chevallier, W.B. Clark, E. Cowper, A. d'Abbadie, A. de Morgan, J. Drew, W. Elliot, J.F. Encke, G. Everett, W. Farr, H.A.E.A. Fayé, G. Fisher, G.C. Foster, K.F. Gauss, James Glaisher, H.W. Gordon, B.A. Gould, J.W. Grant, R. Grant, C. Grey, A. Hall, W.R. Hamilton, W.S. Harris, J.S. Holden, R.H. Inglis, W.S. Jacob, T. Jarrett, T. Jones, U.J.J. Le Verrier, J.W. Lubbock, E.L. Mathieu, R. Owen, J.B. Pentland, J. Phillips, N.R. Pogson, C. Pritchard, L.A. Quetelet, H.V. Regnault, G. Rennie, F. Ronalds, E. Sabine, W.F. Scott, W.S. Stratford, O. Struve, J.J. Sylvester, T.G. Taylor, R.W. Thomson and D.N.B. Williams.

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Dates

  • Creation: 1849 - 1854

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Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 volume(s) (1 volume)

Language of Materials

English

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