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Letter from Henry Nottidge Moseley to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from Henry Nottidge Moseley to [Sir Francis] Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from Henry Nottidge Moseley to [Sir Francis] Darwin; written at Oxford

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This group of papers concerns one stage in the long campaign to relax the hold of compulsory Greek on the University's curriculum and examinations, culminating in the publication of two reports by the Studies and Examinations Syndicate in 1904 and 1906.

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Letter from John Frederick Heyes to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from John Gwenogvryn Evans to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from John Obadiah Westwood to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from John Obadiah Westwood to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from John Phillips to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from Richard Buckley Litchfield to Sir George Howard Darwin; written at Oxford

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Letter from S Arnold to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Oxford damaged

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Letter from Sir George Howard Darwin to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at Oxford

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Concerning a copy of Bradley and Bliss's Observations for the Cape Observatory.

Scope and Contents Letters from various British and international observatories on the subject of filling vacancies, requests for new instruments at Oxford, and information on recent work performed at various centres. The correspondents include J.C. Adams, U.J.J. Le Verrier, C. Pritchard, W. Huggins, G. Salt, H. Merivale, R.L.J. Ellery, Lord Lindsay, the Earl of Rosse, Sir R.S. Ball, N.R. Pogson, F.A.T. Winnecke and L. Mallet. There are various additional papers, including 'Le Revue Scientifique'; the history...

Scope and Contents Letters from various British and international observatories on filling vacancies, an enquiry into the transfer of Edinburgh Observatory, requests for new instruments, and the current state of work carried out at various centres. The correspondents include Sir H. Grubb, Lord Lindsay, C.P. Smyth, L. Mallet, Sir C.R. Markham, G.G. Stokes, N.R. Pogson, R.L.J. Ellery, W. De La Rue, C. Pritchard and F.A.T. Winnecke. There are numerous reports from observatories at Adelaide (1875), Dearbourne...

Scope and Contents Meteorological observations and requests for meteorological information. The volume includes observations of temperatures in the River Thames, 26 December 1858 - 29 December 1860; tabulated monthly meteorological observations at Bedford, Cape of Good Hope, New South Wales, Paramatta, Adelaide, Dijon, Helston, Toronto and Lisbon between 1857 and 1860; daily observations at Athens, 1-18 April 1859, and the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford, 21 October - 8 November 1859; air temperatures at...

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Note; by Charles Robert Darwin

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Scope and Contents Observations and calculations of eclipses.1. Mathematical equation to find the relative position of the Sun and Moon, with sketches and calculations.2. Rule and equation concerning the Sun's declination.3. Observation of an eclipse, 14 July 1748, and calculations relating to that observation.4. Adjustments to the line of collimation, 1745, giving great detail of the procedure employed.5. Improvements in illuminating the wires of the quadrant and...

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A working copy of observations of the transits of major stars, including adjustments to the telescope and observational method. The volume include a calculation to discover the difference between the meridians through Oxford and Greenwich and through Sherbourne and Greenwich, 22 July 1743.

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Observations of transits of major stars, including adjustments to the telescope and observational method. The volume includes a calculation to discover the difference between the meridians through Oxford and Greenwich and through Sherbourne and Greenwich, 22 July 1743.

Scope and Contents Various loose papers, including:1. Bradley's table of the aberration of certain fixed stars, 1746-1753.2. Adjustments made to the telescope, 18 July 1745.3. Observations made of Wanstead Tower and St Paul's Cathedral, 1746.4. Various calculations, some for the period 1689-1691.5. Calculations written on a Royal Society invitation to Bradley, 20 June 1757.6. A table of observations of the Moon in Gemini made with the New Quadrant,...

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Most of this is correspondence with and about the livings, arranged by parish within dioceses. Note that these are the modern dioceses, which were not necessarily the ones that the living was in when it was first acquired. There is some overlap with the material in section F. The same numbers have been given for each diocese, thus E/2 and F/2 refer to the diocese of Bath and Wells.

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The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

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The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

Scope and Contents Papers on comets and other subjects.1. 'Observations upon the Comets that appeared in the months of September and October 1757', with reference to unnamed stars and observational technique, including an acknowledgement to Dr Smith's three volumes on optics.2. Observations to ascertain the 1757 comet's right ascension, its position relative to the Earth and other stars, and its declination, with attendant calculations.3. Table of observations of the 1759...