Scientific equipment
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Copy of a letter from the Earl of Sandwich to the Master General of the Ordinance, 1765-03-05 - 1765-03-06
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 218/3/11
Scope and Contents
Authorising the replacement or repair of defective instruments at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Dates:
1765-03-05 - 1765-03-06
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).
Series
Kew Observatory papers, 1829 - 1911
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 66
Scope and Contents
The bulk of RGO 66 comprises the incoming and copy correspondence of the chief assistant, later superintendant, George Mathews Whipple during 1871-5. Much of it is with the chemist and astronomer Warren De La Rue whose photoheliograph was moved to and used at Kew in the early 1870s. The correspondence is largely concerned with solar photographs and the practicalities of their production. There are a few financial papers and some records of solar and lunar observations made both at Kew and...
Dates:
1829 - 1911
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).