| RGO Archives/RGO 10 contains: |
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| 633 |
Reports to the Board of Visitors |
| 634 |
Papers of G.M. Sisson |
| 635 |
Star charts |
| 636 |
Miscellaneous papers |
| 637 |
Miscellaneous papers |
| 638 |
Papers on the I.N.T. |
| 639 |
Lists of I.N.T. Board members |
| 640 |
I.N.T. committee reports |
| 641 |
Report on I.N.T. Board meetings |
| 642 |
Papers for the I.N.T. Committee |
| 643 |
Minutes of I.N.T. Board meetings |
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Papers of Sir Richard Woolley
| Title |
Papers on the I.N.T. |
| Reference |
RGO 10/638 |
| Covering Dates |
1948–1962 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 bundle |
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| Content and context |
Miscellaneous papers regarding the Isaac Newton Telescope, including a report by R.O. Redman on angular resolution and telescope speed; a memorandum on unvignetted fields; a note on automatic following telescopes; a report on arguments in favour of a wide-angle 100-inch telescope; a report on observing programmes for a 100-inch reflector; a report on the choice of thickness for the 100-inch mirror; an interim report for the overall design report; a paper by R. Atkinson on a Combination Paraboloid-Schmidt Reflector; a report by C.R. Burch on a proposed 2-Sphere 1-Plate Aplanat 100-inch telescope; a comparative study of some optical systems suggested for the Isaac Newton Telescope by E.H. Linfoot; a report on field correctors for parabolic mirrors; a memorandum on the mechanical design of the Isaac Newton Telescope; and various Board of Management papers. |
| Further information |
Indexed |
| Index Terms |
| Redman, Roderick Oliver (1905-1975) physicist |
| Atkinson, Robert d'Escourt (1898-1982) astronomer, physicist and inventor |
| Linfoot, Edward Hubert (1905-1982) astronomer |
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