Tube RGO 101/1/RD1/V & X, /RD2/W: Tube 46
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Sub-Series
RD: I.P.C.S. Camera Unit (Unit Spectrograph) [Isaac Newton Telescope], 1978
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/1/RD2
Scope and Contents
A single technical drawing for the Image Photon Counting System (I.P.C.S) camera unit of the Isaac Newton Telescope, La Palma. The I.P.C.S. was first used at La Palma in March 1984. The drawing is of sheet size 'W' and was originally in a roll titled 'RD IPCS Camera Unit (Unit Spec.) W/FD/000 C.W.'
Dates:
1978
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).
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RD: Instrus. Dev. and Gen. User, 1971 - 1978
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/1/RD1
Scope and Contents
A set of 39 technical drawings, originally rolled together and labelled 'RD Instrus. [Instruments] Dev. and Gen. User, Drg Nos AZ/002, X/BA/001, X/BB/001 and V/FD/000'. Includes V, X, Y and Z sized sheets, V being the largest. Many (if not all) relate to instruments designed for the Isaac Newton Telescope at La Palma, including drawings of the Image Photon Counting System (I.P.C.S) which was first used in March 1984.
Dates:
1971 - 1978
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).