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MS 137 - JAMES, William Edwin (1931 - 1995)

James founded the company 'James Optics' in Melbourne in 1968, making equipment for Monash University, Mount Stromlo Observatory, the Anglo-Australian Telescope and the Orroral Space Ranging Observatory.

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  1. 26 letters from F. James Hargreaves to W.E. James, 1962-1964, concerning problems with testing optical components. There is a covering letter from the donor outlining the work being undertaken by Hargreaves and James at the time

  2. Obituary of WEJ written by H C Bolton and D W Coates and published in Publ. Astron. Soc. Aust. vol 13, 1996, pp 258-67

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