Board of Longitude
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter and proposal from [George] Lindesay, 1826-01-11
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 356-358
Scope and Contents
On a method of finding latitude and longitude at sea in fog by two bearings of the sun, using a fog compass and a chronometer.
Dates:
1826-01-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from Charles Moody to the Board of Longitude, 1808-01-20
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 110-111
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1808-01-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from George Hair concerning a magnetic needle, 1787-06-19
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 367
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding miscellaneous schemes and inventions.
Dates:
1787-06-19
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
Letter from Le Duc Duhamel to the Board of Longitude, 1822-02-25
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 469-470
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Six letters and two papers on his method of ascertaining the exact loss or gain of two chronometers, with a related newspaper extract.
Dates:
1822-02-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
