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RGO Archives/RGO 37 contains:
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424 Correspondence with G.J. Odgers
425 Correspondence with L.C. Secord
426 Correspondence on the CER-VIT mirror blank
427 Correspondence with Corning Glass Works
428 Letters from S.C.B. Gascoigne
429 Correspondence on the 150-inch telescope
430 Letters from Jasper and Holmes
431 Correspondence on mirror blanks
432 Correspondence with G.J. Odgers
433 Correspondence with V.C. Reddish
434 Letter from Hermann Wehner
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Papers of Roderick Redman

Title Correspondence on the 150-inch telescope
Reference RGO 37/429
Covering Dates 20 June 1967–12 Sep. 1967
Extent and Medium 30 pages
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A circular letter from Redman inviting comments on the design of the 150-inch telescope from prospective users, with replies from D.W. Dewhirst and R.V. Willstrop, University of Cambridge Observatory; H.A. Brück, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; V.C. Reddish, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; S.C.B. Gascoigne; D.E. Blackwell, Oxford University Observatory; R.H. Stoy, Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope; A.D. Thackeray, Radcliffe Observatory; D.W.N. Stibbs, St Andrews University Observatory, enclosing notes on peripheral equipment by I.G. van Breda and P.W. Hill; and C.W. Allen, University of London Observatory. The papers include Redman's comments on V.C. Reddish's letters and a handwritten chart showing astronomers' views of various aspects of the design.

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Thackeray, Andrew David (1910-1978) astronomer
Stoy, Richard Hugh (1910-1994) astronomer
Brück, Hermann Alexander (1905-2000) astronomer
Gascoigne, Sidney Charles Bartholomew (b 1915) astronomer
Stibbs, Douglas Walter Noble (b 1919) astronomer
Blackwell, Donald Eustace (b 1921) astronomer
Allen, Clabon Walter (1904-1987) astronomer
Reddish, Vincent Cartledge (b 1926) astronomer
Willstrop, Roderick Vernon (fl 1957-1975) optical designer
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