Tube 13: RGO 101/1/MJ/V, W & X
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MJ: Miscellaneous Galaxy [GALAXY plate measuring machine], 1970 - 1979
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/1/MJ
Scope and Contents
A set of 29 drawings of the GALAXY plate measuring machine at RGO Herstmonceux. The drawings are of five different sizes: V, W, X,Y and Z sized sheets, V being the largest. They were originally held in a single roll titled 'MJ Miscellaneous Galaxy'. The GALAXY plate measuring machine was in use at RGO Herstmonceux from late summer of 1972. It was operated as a national facility for the benefit of UK astronomers and was used on astrometric programmes and for several photometric...
Dates:
1970 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).