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Captain William Noble wishes all a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 1879. (Manuscript)
1878-12-31
AGC/52/11
Captain William Noble received no valentine cards. (Manuscript)
1879-02-19
AGC/52/12
Captain William Noble compares himself to Micawber. (Manuscript)
1879-11-24
AGC/52/16
Captain William Noble thanks Ernest for a sketch of the "View of Greenwich Observatory". (Manuscript)
1880-08-20
AGC/52/21
Captain William Noble writes about his opinion of Jones' published work.. (Manuscript)
1880-10-02
AGC/52/22
Captain William Noble wishes Ernest a happy birthday. (Manuscript)
1880-12-06
AGC/52/25
Captain Willima Noble writes about a comet he spotted. (Manuscript)
1881-04-03
AGC/52/28
Captain William Noble letter mentions the Blackheath excavation, he is glad to have missed the article titled 'Alcohol in the Atmosphere in the English Mechanics'. (Manuscript)
1881-04-26
AGC/52/29
Captain William Noble mentions B. A. Meeting. Mentioned Arthur Cowper Ranyard (21-06-1845 – 14-12-1894) a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. (Manuscript)
1881-09-08
AGC/52/31
Captain William Noble is staying with Arthur Cowper Ranyard and wants Ernest should learn the constellations. (Manuscript)
1881-12-06
AGC/52/32
Letter from Capt. William Noble to Ernest Wiltshire about local news and the installation of gas. (Manuscript)
1879-10-16
AGC/52/15
Letter from Capt. William Noble with drawings on refractors and telephone. (Manuscript)
1878-01-14
AGC/52/2
Letter with instructions on how to make a boxwood chuck. (Manuscript)
1878-04-08
AGC/52/5
Captain William Noble discusses the difference between an accident and a calamity. (Manuscript)
1878-07-15
AGC/52/7
Noble looks at computers of the society and the use of tables. (Manuscript)
1880-11-18
AGC/52/23
Captain William Noble mentions General George Calvert Clarke has had his name put into Amateur Mechanical Society. (Manuscript)
1880-07-26
AGC/52/20
Letter from Capt. William Noble giving instructions for an experiment. (Manuscript)
12-03-1876
AGC/52/1
Letter about the views of learning and people watching with reference to English Mechanics. (Manuscript)
1878-02-06
AGC/52/3
Letter from Capt. William Noble with an open invitation to Ernest Wiltshire. (Manuscript)
1878-02-20
AGC/52/4
Letter from Capt. William Noble includes a clip of advertisement for The Amateur Mechanics Practical Handbook by Arthur H.G. Hobson. (Manuscript)
1878-10-18
AGC/52/8
Letter of thanks for the birthday gift and discusses local crime. (Manuscript)
1878-11-27
AGC/52/9
Captain William Noble wishes Ernest a happy 21st birthday. (Manuscript)
1878-12-06
AGC/52/10
Letter noting how Captain Noble believes a Mr Wheelin got elected in Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. (Manuscript)
1878-04-16
AGC/52/13
Captain William mentioned Sir George Airy attended a Royal Astronomical Society Council meeting. (Manuscript)
1879-02-19
AGC/52/14
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