Box RGO 83/1/3-4: Box 2
Container
Contains 2 Results:
File
Requests for astronomical information (UK general): correspondents L-R, 1967 - 1974
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 83/1/3
Scope and Contents
Contents of a file so titled. Requests for further information, photographs or literature on astronomy, space, the Observatory, Herstmonceux Castle, and Time. Many are from children doing school projects, students or teachers seeking educational resources, or amateur astronomers.The letters include requests for information on subjects such solar eclipses, the shortest day of the year for 1799, the age of the Earth, space travel, the Isaac Newton Telescope, visiting the...
Dates:
1967 - 1974
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
Requests for astronomical information (UK general): correspondents S-Z, 1968 - 1974
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 83/1/4
Scope and Contents
Contents of a file so titled. Requests for information, leaflets and brochures on the Observatory, astronomy and time, from schoolchildren, teachers and the general public. Includes letters requesting including information on the planets, the Moon, computer operations at the Observatory, the Perseids, comets (including Comet Kohoutek and Comet Bennett), the Earth’s rotation, the Isaac Newton Telescope, the Skylab project, solar prominences, the cause of the ‘Dark Day’ experienced...
Dates:
1968 - 1974
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).