Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Oct 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981conph..22..533s&link_type=abstract
Contemporary Physics, vol. 22, Sept.-Oct. 1981, p. 533-544.
Mathematics
Logic
Technological Forecasting, Telescopes, Canary Islands, Design Analysis, Histories
Scientific paper
The history and prospects for astronomical activities conducted by the Royal Greenwich Observatory are outlined. The confirmation of the uniform rotation of the earth and the preparation of almanacs for use in navigation are discussed as the earliest activities of the Observatory, which was founded in 1675. The initiation of a program in astrophysics in 1934 with the acquisition of the 36-in. Yapp reflector is noted, along with the construction of the 100-in. Isaac Newton telescope at Herstmonceux, a location unfortunately characterized by suitable observing conditions only on about a quarter of the nights. The subsequent establishment of observing facilities overseas, including the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Anglo-Australian Telescope in the Southern Hemisphere and the observatory on La Palma in the Canary Islands in the Northern Hemisphere are considered, with particular attention given to the designs of the proposed 4.2-m and 1-m telescopes and the modification of the Isaac Newton telescope which has been removed from Herstmonceux. Prospects for further activities within the Observatory along the lines of new instrumentation and telescopes and of research astronomy are then indicated.
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