New Zealand
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Papers on astrographic charts and observatories, 1887 - 1901
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/212
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with G.G. Stokes regarding the establishment of an observatory in New Zealand, 1887.Correspondence with the Agent General of Victoria regarding the purchase of instruments for the Melbourne Observatory, 1887, including the acceptance of Grubb's tender for the supply of 13-inch astrographs.Correspondence with the Melbourne Observatory, 1888-1892, regarding a suitable mounting for the astrographic telescope and the plates for use with it.Correspondence...
Dates:
1887 - 1901
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