Janus: Papers of the Cape Observatory

RGO Archives/RGO 15 contains:
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193	Report book on the Observatory's construction
194	Paper on longitude
194a	Correspondence with astronomers
194b	Correspondence on the Durban Observatory
194c	Report on Cape observations
195	Correspondence of the Meridian Department and R.G.O.
196	Miscellaneous correspondence
197	Correspondence on Cape and R.G.O. cooperation
198	Papers on the S.R.C. and South Africa
199	Papers on the Cape and Sutherland Observatories
200	Correspondence of G.A. Harding
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Papers of the Cape Observatory

Title	Correspondence of the Meridian Department and R.G.O.
Reference	RGO 15/195
Covering Dates	1969–1976
Extent and Medium	1 bundle

Content and context

Correspondence between A. Shortland of the Meridian Department at the Cape Observatory and R.H. Tucker of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The letters are concerned mainly with work being carried out at the Cape, results being analysed at the R.G.O. and requests from Tucker for new work to be undertaken. The subjects include the Cape B.S. Working Catalogue for 1972.0; the observation of stars in zone -30° to -40°; and personal matters concerning Shortland and Tucker. There is also a letter from Shortland to J. Chivers informing him of his resignation.

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