File: Miscellaneous correspondence

Scope and Content

Correspondence and papers from a folder labelled 'Miscellaneous correspondence'. ZK correspondence is largely regarding his contributions to science journals.

These include: Mercury, Vistas in Astronomy and Contemporary Physics. Also material relating to Research Studentships in the University of Manchester's Department of Astronomy and to publishing ZK books in other languages.

Other material includes: ZK's obituary of the Polish Astronomer S. L. Pitrowski (1910-85); University of Manchester Communications Office draft press release describing the Department of Astronomy's Titan project in the Egyptian desert; and copy of a ZK paper 'The Moon'.

University of Manchester, Department of Astronomy's Titan project involved the study of the upper atmosphere of Saturn, from the Egyptian desert, by monitoring photoelectrically the eclipse of Saturn's largest satellite (Titan).