Correspondence with tradesmen, 1875
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with tradesmen, including letters from booksellers; instrument makers; shipping agents; bookbinders; chemists; publishers; and opticians. There is a catalogue of apparatus and pure chemicals sold by Towson and Mercer; a catalogue, in German, of meteorological instruments made by J.G. Greiner and H. Geissler in Berlin; a price list from John Browning of microscopes and microscopic apparatus; a prospectus from 'The Spectroscopic and General Scientific Instrument Manufacturing Company Limited'; two French reviews of scientific instruments made in February and March 1875, titled 'Circulaire Scientifique'; a circular advertising N. Whitehouse's 3s 6d spectacles; and a monthly selection of books on natural sciences in German.
Dates
- Creation: 1875
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
French
German
Former / Other Reference
F1/39
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:57:28+00:00
Subject
- Towson and Mercer (Organization)
- Spectroscopic and General Scientific Instrument Manufacturing Co (Organization)
Repository Details
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