Astronomical observatories
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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
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Papers on overseas observatories, 1909 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/157
Scope and Contents
(1) Papers regarding various overseas observatoriesPapers relating to the closure of Perth Observatory, Western Australia, 1912-1913, including letters from the Royal Society, the Royal Astronomical Society and Sir David Gill and correspondence with Downing Street and the Agent General for Western Australia.Papers relating to the comparison of Greenwich and Helwan Observatory photographs on the introduction of the new telescope at Helwan, 1909-1912.Correspondence with...
Dates:
1909 - 1927
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