Correspondence with tradesmen, 1860
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with tradesmen, including letters from bookbinders; booksellers; glass manufacturers; coal merchants; builders; engineers; and instrument makers. The correspondents include C.A.F. Peters and E. Sabine. There is a diagram showing the universal joints on the hand-gear for slow motion of the polar frame on the equatorial instrument at Greenwich, and a notice of the publication of an atlas by Sir H. James.
Dates
- Creation: 1860
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
2 archive box(es) (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
F1/24
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:56:57+00:00
Repository Details
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