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Catalogue of the papers of Sir John William Lubbock; Astronomer (1803 - 1865)
Catalogue reference: LUB (Lubbock Letters)
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- LUB (Lubbock Letters)
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Title (The name of the record)
- Catalogue of the papers of Sir John William Lubbock; Astronomer (1803 - 1865)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1812 - 1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection consists of bound volumes of letters to Sir John William Lubbock (1803-1865), astronomer, Treasurer of the Royal Society 1830-1835 and 1838-1845, and Vice-President 1830-1835, 1836-1837 and 1838-1846.
The letters provide information on a wide range of Lubbock's contemporaries, not exclusively in the field of science. The largest collections include letters from George Biddell Airy, John George Children, Joshua Alwyn Compton, 2nd Marquis of Northampton, GPD de Pontecoulant and William Whewell. Smaller but no less important groups of letter are from Charles Babbage, Francis Baily, Francis Beaufort, Charles Darwin, John Couch Adams, JFW Herschel, Baden Powell and WHF Talbot.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The volumes are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence, together with a small number of unsorted personal papers and fragments of letters.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Society
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Lubbock, John William, 1803-1865, Knight, scientist and astronomer</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1639 Files
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/250141bd-0f2c-42d0-a3ef-6893bf2815a4/
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Catalogue of the papers of Sir John William Lubbock; Astronomer (1803 - 1865)