Box 26: RGO 101/2/14, 3/1/4 & 9, 3/2/23-24, 3/2/26-27, 3/5/2-5 & 7
Container
Contains 10 Results:
File
'Plan of the Buildings and Grounds of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1863, August, with Explanation and History' by George Airy, 1863
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/2/14
Scope and Contents
'Appendix II to the Greenwich Astronomical Observations, 1862'. Reprints. Three copies (/1 is more complete) and a loose map (Plate 1).
Dates:
1863
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).
Item
Photocopied map of Herstmonceux Castle and environs, 9 March 1956
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/1/9
Scope and Contents
Photocopied map annotated in pencil and dated.
Dates:
9 March 1956
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).
Item
Plan of Herstmonceux W/T Towers: Platforms, 1 May 1956
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/1/4
Scope and Contents
Drawing No. 1678/56. In black ink on paper with annotations in pencil. Produced by the Civil Engineer in Chief's Department, Admiralty, Chatham.
Dates:
1 May 1956
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).
File
RGO Herstmonceux: Public Exhibition Room, 1976
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/2/23-24
Scope and Contents
Two drawings of the RGO Public Exhibition Room (Herstmonceux Castle).
Dates:
1976
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).
File
Lists of furniture and of contents of chart cases, 1955 - 1956
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/2/26-27
Scope and Contents
File concerning office equipment and furniture for RGO offices Herstmonceux, and a list of the contents of the chart cases removed from the Royal Observatory Greenwich to Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex.
Dates:
1955 - 1956
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).
File
Drawings for Equatorial Group Domes, friction drive units [set 1], 28 Feb. - 11 Mar. 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/2
Scope and Contents
Six drawings (prints on paper) by Knight Construction Ltd. with two related letters and notes on the detail designs of the friction drive units.
Dates:
28 Feb. - 11 Mar. 1955
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).
File
Drawings for Equatorial Group Domes, friction drive units [set 2], 16-17 July 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/3
Scope and Contents
A set of drawings by Knight Construction Ltd.
Dates:
16-17 July 1955
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).
File
Drawings for Equatorial Group Domes: dome shutter opening mechanism [set 1], 20 September 1954 and 12-14 May 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/4
Scope and Contents
A set of drawings by Knight Construction Ltd. showing details of the dome shutter mechanism and a schedule for one off shutter drive unit. The drawings are numbered and are all prints on paper. They date from September 1954 to April 1955 were sent to the RGO on 14 May 1955 with a cover note.
Dates:
20 September 1954 and 12-14 May 1955
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).
File
Drawings for Equatorial Group Domes: dome shutter opening mechanism [set 2], 14-16 May 1955
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/5
Scope and Contents
A set of drawings by Knight Construction Ltd. showing details of the dome shutter mechanism. The drawings are numbered and are all prints on paper. They date from October 1954 to May 1955 were sent to the RGO on 14-16 May 1955.
Dates:
14-16 May 1955
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).
File
Isaac Roberts 20" Reflector, 1957 - 1961
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 101/3/5/7
Scope and Contents
Comprises: a note to John Pope, workshop engineer, requesting that he research the possibility of creating a near copy of the telescope in the RGO workshop; handwritten notes relating to costs and set up etc. with rough sketch.
Dates:
1957 - 1961
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).