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Whipple, George Matthews, (1842-1893), physicist

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Surname: Whipple
Forenames: George Matthews
Gender: Male
Date: 1842-1893
History: Physicist. Entered Kew Observatory, 1858, and became Superintendent, 1876-1893. Member of the Meteorological Society, 1874.
Biography: ODNB link for Whipple, George Mathews (1842-1983), physicist
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275633 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P162558 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1874-1876: Correspondence of Samuel Jeffrey and George Matthews Whipple
2
1864-1892: Correspondence of George Matthews Whipple
3
1878-1892: Papers by G.M. Whipple, Superintendent of Kew Observatory
4
1874-92: letters to Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society Library
See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
5
1871-92: letters to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
NRA 20700 Stokes
6
1874-90: corresp as Superintendent of Kew Observatory
The National Archives