Portcities UK

reflecting our cultures

[HOME]
[Bypass: Search Facilities ]
      Advanced Search

Maritime Partnership

Full Graphics | About this Site | Legal & Copyright

...discover the Maritime Histories of UK Port Cities



PortCities sites: Bristol | Hartlepool | Liverpool | London | Southampton

Back to The early years


5 of 7 Pictures < Previous Picture
| Next Picture >
George Frederick Samuel Wells, an employee of the Royal Observatory (1916-1960).

© National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: H6475
Title: George Frederick Samuel Wells, an employee of the Royal Observatory (1916-1960).
Description: George Frederick Samuel Wells began work at the Observatory as a computer - a person employed to carry out routine calculations - in 1916. He was promoted to Junior Assistant in 1924, to Experimental Officer in 1949 and finally to Senior Experimental Officer in 1952, a post he held until he retired in 1960. He worked under two Astronomers Royal, Frank Dyson and Harold Spencer Jones, and was based in the Magnetic and Meteorological Department. He is photographed here checking the thermometers.
Creator: Frank Dyson
Date: 20th Century

< Previous Picture
| Next Picture >
Top |  Partner Sites: