Electricity
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence on the L.C.C. generating station, 1905 - 1912
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/66
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning the London County Council generating station at Greenwich:Correspondence with the Admiralty concerning the disturbance to instruments caused by the generating station, 1905-1908.Correspondence with the Director of Works and London County Council Tramways concerning the 'London County Council Electric Supply Bill, 1906' and the 'London County Council Tramways Improvements Bill, 1906'.Correspondence with Professor Ewing, Lord Rosse and Sir B....
Dates:
1905 - 1912
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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Papers on the Observatory's protection, 1893 - 1910
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/60
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning 'Special cases out of which arose discussions as to original protective clauses', including conferences at the Board of Trade. The correspondence covers the period 1893-1903, and is mainly with the Director of Works.Correspondence with A.W. Rücker and others concerning the protection of the Royal Observatory from the production of a 'magnetic field' as a result of poor insulation between the carriages of the trains passing by the Royal Observatory,...
Dates:
1893 - 1910
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).