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Correspondence on visitor admissions, 1868 - 1876

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/711

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding admissions to visit the Royal Observatory. The volume is divided broadly into requests by the Admiralty to visit the Royal Observatory, introductions on behalf of visitors, personal requests to visit the Observatory, and instructions to assistants on receiving guests. The correspondents include F.J.O. Evans, G.H. Richards, R. Hall, T.H. Stafford, A. Cayley, J. Glaisher, F.N.M. Moigno, O. Struve, E.J. Routh, T.A. Hirst, F.A.T. Winnecke, W. Spottiswode, E.J.A. Gautier, G. Rümker, S.J. Perry, W.J. Foerster, A.V. Auwers, W.H.M. Christie, R.J. Mann, S. Newcomb, G. Davidson, C.C. Bruhns, E. Dunkin, R. Grant, W.H. Barlow, W.H. Noble, S.H. Walpole, E. Hammond, J. Mackintosh, J. Bennett, W.H. Hall, E.H. Bruns, H. Debus, F.T.V. Frerich, H. Wild, E. Singleton, H.K. Vogel, C.S. Lyman, H.S. Palmer, H.V. Regnault, T.M. Gibson, A.C. Key, L.F. Knapp, E.W. Hilgard and J. Hope.

Dates

  • Creation: 1868 - 1876

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

1 archive box(es) (1 box)

Language of Materials

English