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	RAS letters	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	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes
6	1874-90: corresp as Superintendent of Kew Observatory	The National Archives	BJ1