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Hoyle/Box 9/13/2
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GB 275 Hoyle/Box 9/13/2
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Autograph letter, signed, from Donald Blackwell (Department of Astrophysics, Oxford) to FH
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- 24 Apr. 1972 (Creation)
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1 p. paper
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Thought it 'proper' to wait for an announcement in the newspapers before contacting FH about his resignation. Expresses 'great sorrow and regret about the outcome of it all'. FH's departure could be 'quite disastrous' for optical astronomy in Britain. Given the money, 'there would always be a place' for FH in Oxford if he wanted it.