Correspondence of Southern Telescope Committee, December 1852-May 1853

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Item MM 12.66-86
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The letters refer to the mounting of the telescope, problems of construction, the site of the observatory, the selection and powers of the astronomer, and the publication of results. The correspondents include Lord Rosse, J. Nasmyth, C.P. Smyth, G. Airy, E. Cooper, T. Robinson, W. Lassell and J.W. Harschel.
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