Correspondence on the 30-inch telescope, 1946 - 1960
Scope and Contents
Correspondence regarding the 30-inch telescope. The letters include correspondence with Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd regarding the Coude spectrograph for the 30-inch telescope, 1960. There is also correspondence between Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson Ltd and the Royal Greenwich Observatory regarding the 30-inch reflector mounting, 1947-1957, including the following items:
1. Report on the state of the 30-inch reflector on 23 March 1956.
2. Correspondence regarding a S.K.E.F.K.O. ball bearing from the S.K.F. Ball Bearing Company, Gothenburg, Sweden, for the 30-inch reflector telescope, 1955.
3. Specification for the 30-inch reflector mounting drawn up by R. Atkinson, 1953.
4. Tender for an equatorial mounting for the 30-inch reflector from Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson Ltd, 1950.
5. Correspondence with Knight Instruments regarding the refiguring of the parabolic mirror for the Royal Observatory, 1947.
Dates
- Creation: 1946 - 1960
Creator
- From the Series: Jones, Harold Spencer, Sir, 1890 - 1960 (Knight, astronomer) (Person)
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Extent
1 bundle(s) (1 bundle)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
C20
Finding aid date
2006-06-07 11:52:28+00:00
Subject
- Atkinson, Robert d'Escourt, 1898 - 1982 (astronomer, physicist and inventor) (Person)
- Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co Ltd (Organization)
- Cox, Hargreaves and Thomson Ltd (Organization)
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