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THE Board of Visitors of the University Observatory, Oxford, is inviting applications for the Radcliffe travelling fellowship in astronomy. This new fellowship in observational astrophysics, open to all suitably qualified astronomers irrespective of nationality, carries an annual salary not in excess of £700, the exact amount of which is fixed by the Board. The fellow will divide his time approximately equally between the new Radcliffe Observatory in Pretoria with its 74-inch reflecting telescope, and the University Observatory, Oxford, with its new solar equipment, and will work on problems of his own choosing in observational astrophysics. The tenure of the fellowship is normally three years, but this period may be extended (or shortened) if this seems desirable in the case of a successful candidate. The fellowship therefore represents a stage in restoring the balance between observational and theoretical astronomy in England, now overweighted in favour of the latter, and at the same time marks the beginning of a new period of friendly and close collaboration between the two observatories concerned. The fellowship is being financed by the Radcliffe trustees, as an earnest of their interest in the study of astronomy in Oxford, while the nomination to and the emoluments of the fellowship are in the hands of the University.
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Radcliffe Travelling Fellowship in Astronomy. Nature 138, 679 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/138679c0
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