Eleanor Margaret Burbidge Papers, 1961-1974.

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Eleanor Margaret Burbidge Papers, 1961-1974.

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Includes: A. Loose papers. B. Documentation of important topics and events, such as: the beginnings of the Northern Hemisphere Observatory Project. C. The following is a list of the names of correspondents and others as they appear in the handlist to this class of papes in RGO Archives. It must be remembered that this is not necessarily an exhaustive list of names as they appear in the papers themselves. Researchers interested in a particular period are invited to write to the RGO Archivist at the above address if they are interested in particular individuals whose names do not appear below, but who could possibly have been in correspondence with the person or institution responsible for creating the class. Correspondents: J. Alexander; H.H. Atkinson; E. Beaver; H. Bruck; E. Burbridge; J. Cima; R. Dickens; D. Dunbar; V.H. Elsasser; Sir B. Flowers; J. Geitzen; Sir H. Grubb; F. Hargreaves; M. Heseltime; J. Hosie; F. Hoyle; A. Hunter; R. Lindgren; Sir B. Lovell; D. Lynden-Bell; W. McCrea; J. McGee; B. McInnes; D. McMullan; A. Murrey; B. Pagel; J. Paton; J.D. Pilkington; J. Pope; F. Praderie; V.C. Reddish; R. Redman; J. Ring; Sir M. Ryle; E. Schmidt; K. Schneider; P. Slater; C.L. Stevens; D. Stibbs; R. Stoy; N. Vidal; M.F. Walker; R. Walker; B. Watts; J. Westphal; D. Wickramasinghe; Sir R. Woolley; and A. Yoxall among others.

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