Reference number | MS/926/8/2/3 |
Level | File |
Title | Administrative papers relating to the Planetary Sciences Study Group and the Subcommittee on Planetary Sciences, of Colin Pillinger |
Date | 6 October 1970 - May 1979 |
Description | Agendas, minutes, correspondence and panel reports relating to the Royal Society Subcommittee on Planetary Sciences of the British National Committee on Space Research. Includes a 31 May 1977 press release on the transfer of Luna 24 samples from the USSR Academy of Sciences to the Royal Society. Agenda from 27 April 1978 contains a reference to a film about Luna 24 sent from Moscow. 1970-1971 records are outliers and concern the Planetary Sciences Study Group, with the majority of records from 1977 to 1979 concerning the Subcommittee on Planetary Sciences.
Correspondents: SK [Stanley Keith] Runcorn, FRS - University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne M Bowthorpe - Science Research Council Mr Philip Wigley - The Royal Society GE Hunt - University College London Dr G Turner - University of Sheffield AH Gabriel - Appleton Laboratory Alvin Perlman - Embassy of the United States of America Dr RWJ Keay, OBE - Executive Secretary, the Royal Society H Rishbeth - Science Research Council FH [Sir Frederick Henry] Stewart, FRS - University of Edinburgh GY Craig, - University of Edinburgh Dr Geoffrey Eglinton - University of Bristol Professor Harry Elliot - Imperial College T Gold - Cornell University Mr Roy Gibson - European Space Agency Dr Coecklenbergh - Council of Europe DC Martin - The Royal Society
Subcomittee of Planetary Sciences Minutes: 22 November 1976 22 November 1977 18 May 1977 4 May 1978 |
Extent | 1 file, 24 items |
Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA5328 | Runcorn; Stanley Keith (1922 - 1995) | 1922 - 1995 |
NA4816 | Stewart; Sir; Frederick Henry (1916 - 2001) | 1916 - 2001 |
NA5073 | Eglinton; Geoffrey (1927 - 2016) | 1927 - 2016 |