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Dunsink Observatory
Dunsink Observatory correspondence and records, 1885-1893.
Large volume containing the daily correspondence and business papers of the Observatory, conducted by Ball and Rambaut (also some loose notes by Rambaut, largely of a later date). It includes in particular designs, specifications, and estimates for new equipment and buildings, and correspondence relating to the same; the chief correspondent is the instrument maker Sir Howard Grubb. Other correspondents include Sir David Gill, George Ellery Hale, Sir William Huggins, John Joly, Isaac Roberts, James Simms, and Henry Wild.
Dunsink Observatory was the premier Irish observatory, and seat of the Astronomer Royal of Ireland and the Professor of Astronomy of Dublin University. It is now part of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin University. During the period of this document the Astronomer Royal and Professor of Astronomy was Sir Robert Stawell Ball, who was succeeded in 1892 by his assistant Arthur Alcock Rambaut.
Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), 1840-1913
Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938
Dunsink Observatory -- Buildings.
Dunsink Observatory -- Design and construction.
Astronomical instruments -- Design.
Astronomical observatories -- Ireland.
Specifications. aat
Gill, David, Sir, 1843-1914.
Grubb, Howard, Sir, 1844-1931.
Huggins, William, Sir, 1824-1910.
Joly, John.
Rambaut, Arthur Alcock.
Roberts, Isaac.
Simms, James.
Wild, Henry.
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