Board of Longitude
Organization
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter from José Victorino dos Santos e Souza Mattos, 1827-07-04
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 370-371
Scope and Contents
Informing the Board of Longitude that he had sent a printed copy (in Portuguese) of his 'theory of the universe founded on the fluctuation of the satellites and the anti-gravitation of the sun'. He also mentions that as a Portuguese national he had studied astronomy in Europe, and laments the difficulty of pursuing it in Brazil.
Dates:
1827-07-04
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 José Victorino dos Santos e Souza Mattos, 1827-08-18
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 372-372a
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing further sections of his work for the consideration of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1827-08-18
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 José Victorino dos Santos e Souza Mattos, 1827-09-20
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/53: 149-150
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letter and proposal.
Dates:
1827-09-20
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 José Victorino dos Santos e Souza Mattos to the Board of Longitude, 1828-06-05
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 105-105a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1828-06-05
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).
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