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File
Correspondence on longitude, 1902 - 1928
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 8/148
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to longitude and its determination, including the following material:(1) Correspondence regarding the Potsdam-Greenwich Longitude via Emden and Bracton, 1902-1904.There is correspondence with C.T. Albrecht regarding accommodation, equipment and arrangements with the General Post Office (G.P.O.); correspondence with the G.P.O. regarding the line between the Royal Observatory and Potsdam; and a copy of 'Longitude Difference between Potsdam and...
Dates:
1902 - 1928
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Item
Diverse-88 Note, 1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 89: 134r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1809-01-01 - 1882-04-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Person
Fawkes , Walter Ernest, 1924-2023 (Cartoonist and Jazz Musician)
Person
Dates:
Existence: 1924 - 2023