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de la Rue, Warren (1815-1889)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS/619

Held at: Royal Society

Title: de la Rue, Warren (1815-1889)

Date(s): [19th century]

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 1 box

Name of creator(s): Rue | Warren | de la | 1815-1889 | engineer

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Warren de la Rue was born, 1815; engineer who undertook research in chemistry and astronomy; FRS, 1850; Royal Medal, 1864; Vice President of the Royal Society, 1869-1870 and 1883-1885; died, 1889.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Miscellaneous papers of Warren de la Rue on sun spots.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Physical characteristics:

Loose papers.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Solar activity | Sun | Solar system | Astronomical systems

Personal names
Rue | Warren | de la | 1815-1889 | engineer

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