Stewart, Balfour, (1828-1887), physicist and meteorologist

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Surname:	Stewart
Forenames:	Balfour
Gender:	Male
Date:	1828-1887
History:	Physicist and meteorologist. Director of Kew Observatory, 1859-1871. FRS 1862. Secretary to the Government Meteorological Committee, 1867-1869.
Biography:	ODNB link for Stewart, Balfour (1828-1887), physicist and meteorologist
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275631 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P146143 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1859-1871: Correspondence of Balfour Stewart
2	1859-71: corresp and papers rel to Kew Observatory	The National Archives	BJ1
3	1858-70: corresp with Sir George Airy	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS 948-52
4	1856-80: corresp with James David and George Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
5	1861-80: corresp with Lord Kelvin (13 items)	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes
6	1883-86: corresp with SJ Perry	Stonyhurst College		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
7	1864-87: letters to Royal Astronomical Society	Royal Astronomical Society Library	RAS letters	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
8	1859-72: corresp with Sir Edward Sabine	Royal Society		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9	1860-87: corresp with Sir George Stokes	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes