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  • Title
    Correspondence while Honorary Director at the British Association's Observatory at Kew
  • Reference
    UK0108 SC MSS 001/03
  • Date
    1843-1851
  • Scope and Content
    This correspondence is letters to Ronalds from various correspondents, mainly dealing with aspects of meteorology and magnetism, and the affairs of the Observatory at Kew. There is considerable technical discussion of self-registration by photography, bifilar magnets, atmospheric electricity; and a number of orders and accounts relating to equipment made for Ronalds. There is also a considerable amount of correspondence concerning equipment sent to the Toronto Observatory.
  • Language
    English.
  • Persons keyword
    British Association
  • Subject
    Kew Observatory, Recording instruments, Meteorology, Magnetism, Atmospheric electricity
  • Conditions governing access
    Open
  • Level of description
    series
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    110000003

    Special Collection Manuscripts

    contains 322 parts
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      UK0108 SC MSS 001

      Ronalds Collection

      contains 11 parts
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        UK0108 SC MSS 001/03

        Correspondence while Honorary Director at the British Association's Observatory at Kew

        contains 567 parts