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Found in 341 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from James Hunter on an instrument for measuring distances on land, 1784-05-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 197-198
Scope and Contents From the Series: The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates: 1784-05-17
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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Letter from James McDonald to the Board of Longitude, 1782 - 1828

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 487
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Letter and proposal from McDonald, a surgeon based at 14 Prospect Row, Bermondsey.

Dates: 1782 - 1828
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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Letter from James North on a new quadrant, 1789-09-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 255-256
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters.

Dates: 1789-09-26
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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Letter from James Peck to the Board of Longitude, 1822-04-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 403-403a
Scope and Contents

Acknowledging receipt of a letter from the Board stating that his previous proposal was 'wholly inadmissible'. Peck enquires about submitting a new proposal relating to a discovery which he and his father Thomas had made of 'a true arch that shall measure no more than its diameter'.

Dates: 1822-04-04
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).
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Letter from James Peck to the Board of Longitude, 1819-01-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 402-402a
Scope and Contents

Inviting the Board to view his further study on longitude and mentioning that he also hoped to submit a pair of globes 'made from a circle without a fraction', to improve navigation at sea.

Dates: 1819-01-19
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).
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Letter from James Playfair to the Board of Longitude, 1808-01-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 39-41
Scope and Contents

Describing a telescope for observing Jupiter's satellites aboard a ship.

Dates: 1808-01-11
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).
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Letter from James Preston to the Board of Longitude, 1802-04-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 121
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters and a proposal.

Dates: 1802-04-29
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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Letter from James Preston to the Board of Longitude, 1802-03-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 122-123
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters and a proposal.

Dates: 1802-03-08
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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Letter from James Scrymgeour to the Board of Longitude, 1824-04-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 424-425
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Two letters, sent to Dr Thomas Young and the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1824-04-27
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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Letter from Jeffries Kingsley to [the Board of Longitude], 1827-01-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 479-480
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Twenty letters, a plan and one report, sent by various correspondents.

Dates: 1827-01-07
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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Letter from 'J.J.' to the Board of Longitude, 1820-08-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 579-582
Scope and Contents

In German and illustrated with two figures.

Dates: 1820-08-17
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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Letter from J.L. Mackay to the Board of Longitude, 1818-11-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 367
Scope and Contents

Outlining his proposed method of finding longitude with a lunar dial.

Dates: 1818-11-16
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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Letter from John Boyle to the Board of Longitude, 1798-11-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 195
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters.

Dates: 1798-11-07
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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Letter from John Burnside to the Board of Longitude, 1827-01-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 592-593
Scope and Contents

Outlining his method of finding longitude. The letter was marked by the Board as 'Too ignorant to be answered'.

Dates: 1827-01-01
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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Letter from John Carey to the Board of Longitude, 1825-05-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 475-476
Scope and Contents From the Sub-sub-file :

Two letters.

Dates: 1825-05-24
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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Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1825-11-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/41: 80-82
Scope and Contents

Outlining his proposed method of finding latitude; includes a postscript note.

Dates: 1825-11-28
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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Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1825-12-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/41: 83-84
Scope and Contents From the File:

Correspondence regarding methods for establishing latitude.

Dates: 1825-12-14
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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Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1824-02-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 418-419
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters.

Dates: 1824-02-22
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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Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1824-03-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 420-421
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters.

Dates: 1824-03-11
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).
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Letter from John Cooper on an instrument for finding longitude without the help of another instrument, 1791-04-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 149-151
Scope and Contents From the Series: The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates: 1791-04-29
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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Letter from John Crosley to the Board of Longitude, 1814-03-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 67
Scope and Contents

Concerning his recalculations of observations by Captain Matthew Flinders.

Dates: 1814-03-03
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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Letter from John Cunningham to the Board of Longitude, 1790-06-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 65-67
Scope and Contents

With an accompanying chart.

Dates: 1790-06-05
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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Letter from John Cunningham to the Board of Longitude, 1790-03-18 - 1791-03-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 68-69
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters and an accompanying chart.

Dates: 1790-03-18 - 1791-03-18
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).
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Letter from John Davies to the Board of Longitude, 1825-03-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 97-98
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Four letters.

Dates: 1825-03-08
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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Letter from John Fisher to the Board of Longitude, 1805-11-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 542-544
Scope and Contents

Outlining his plan to construct a timekeeper with two sets of hands, for determining longitude.

Dates: 1805-11-25
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).

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