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Box 1: RGO 163/1/1-2

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RO Greenwich Telescope Records: 13, 26 and 28-inch Refractors and 30-inch Reflector, 1891 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 163/1
Scope and Contents Telescope records for the following instruments at Royal Observatory at Greenwich: the 13, 26 and 28-inch Refractor and the 30-inch Reflector. Most relate to the work at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in compiling the Astrographic Catalogue and Chart (Carte du Ciel).Included are records of adjustment of the 13-inch Refractor, including measurements of coordinates of guiding stars; indexes of chart and catalogue plates; an index and working catalogue of photometry plates;...
Dates: 1891 - 1982
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