Ely
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Ely Observatory Solar Plates Contact Prints: from Canon William Selwyn's observatory, 1863-02-11 - 1874-02-25
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 202
Scope and Contents
The prints span an eleven year period ostensibly to record a whole solar or sunspot cycle. That the purpose of the exercise may have been to investigate the supposed effect of planetary configuration on the abundance of solar spots is indicated by the presence of charts of planetary positions pasted on the verso of the mount boards and corresponding in date precisely to the prints.
Dates:
1863-02-11 - 1874-02-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Item
Letter from William Marshall [of Ely] to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Ely, 1864-06-12
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 109: A88-A89
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Marshall [of Ely] to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Ely
(Letter)
Dates:
1864-06-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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