Saudi Arabia
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence with foreign observatories, 1957 - 1968
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/780
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with various overseas observatories, S-Z, including the following items:Saudi Arabia: correspondence regarding the setting up of a large telescope in Riyadh, and minutes and correspondence concerning a special committee to advice Riyadh University.South America: correspondence with the National Observatory of Argentina.Spain: correspondence regarding the Seville Observatory and its lease by the Royal Greenwich Observatory from the Jesuit...
Dates:
1957 - 1968
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter to Dr Becker, 1969-09-22
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 10/474
Scope and Contents
A letter from Sir Richard Woolley to Dr W. Becker of the Astronomisch-Meteorologische Anstalt, Binningen, Switzerland, regarding a paper read in Basle by Donald Lynden-Bell and concerning the indications that the Saudi Arabians are unlikely to go ahead with their telescope project.
Dates:
1969-09-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Optical Observatory Sites in Saudi Arabia, 1978-06-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 13/6/3
Scope and Contents
A paper by F. Graham Smith regarding the advantages of Saudi Arabia for optical observations, the selection of sites for full testing, test procedures, and living conditions and logistic support.
Dates:
1978-06-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).