The Royal Observatory, Greenwich: Annual Visitation
1933; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 131; Issue: 3320 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1038/131882a0
ISSN1476-4687
Autores Tópico(s)History and Developments in Astronomy
ResumoTHE annual meeting of the Board of Visitors of the Royal Observatory was held on June 3, The Astronomer Royal, Dr. H. Spencer Jones, presented his report, noting that most of the work described in it had been carried out under the direction of his predecessor. The building and dome of the new 36-inch Yapp reflecting telescope have been completed; the telescope is being made by Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons arid Co.; the spectrograph by Messrs. Adam Hilger, Ltd. Both have reached an advanced stage. Considerable progress has been made with the new transit circle which is being made by Messrs. Cooke, Troughton and Simms, Ltd.
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