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Participating Organisations

Project Management Royal Greenwich Observatory, on behalf of the Science & Engineering Research Council
TELESCOPE
Consulting Engineers for Mounting and Drive Freeman Fox & Partners, London
Design
Overall Concept and Design Co-ordination Royal Greenwich Observatory, in conjunction with UK Universities
Mounting and Tube Structure Freeman Fox & Partners, London
Drive and Servo Systems Marconi Radar Systems Ltd., Leicester
Hydrostatic Bearings SKF Bearing Co., Gothenberg
Optical Components Grubb Parsons, NEI Parsons Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne
Computer Control Royal Greenwich Observatory
Construction
Main Contractor for Optics, Tube and Mounting Grubb Parsons, NEI Parsons Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne
Drive and Servo Systems Marconi Radar Systems Ltd., Leicester
Hydrostatic Bearings SKF Bearing Co., Gothenberg
Other contracts
Mirror Aluminising Plant Balzers, Liechtenstein
Mirror Blanks Owens-Illinois, Toledo, Ohio
OBSERVATORY BUILDING
Consulting Engineers Freeman Fox & Partners, London
Architects Díaz Llanos y Saavedra, Tenerife
Piling Cimentaciones Especiales, Rodio S. A., Madrid
Main Contractor Entrecanales S. A., Madrid
DOME
Contractor (Design & Construct) Brittain Steel Ltd., Vancouver



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