Board of Longitude
Found in 341 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from James Hunter on an instrument for measuring distances on land, 1784-05-17
Letter from James McDonald to the Board of Longitude, 1782 - 1828
Letter and proposal from McDonald, a surgeon based at 14 Prospect Row, Bermondsey.
Letter from James North on a new quadrant, 1789-09-26
Two letters.
Letter from James Peck to the Board of Longitude, 1822-04-04
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'.
Letter from James Peck to the Board of Longitude, 1819-01-19
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.
Letter from James Playfair to the Board of Longitude, 1808-01-11
Describing a telescope for observing Jupiter's satellites aboard a ship.
Letter from James Preston to the Board of Longitude, 1802-04-29
Three letters and a proposal.
Letter from James Preston to the Board of Longitude, 1802-03-08
Three letters and a proposal.
Letter from James Scrymgeour to the Board of Longitude, 1824-04-27
Two letters, sent to Dr Thomas Young and the Board of Longitude.
Letter from Jeffries Kingsley to [the Board of Longitude], 1827-01-07
Twenty letters, a plan and one report, sent by various correspondents.
Letter from 'J.J.' to the Board of Longitude, 1820-08-17
In German and illustrated with two figures.
Letter from J.L. Mackay to the Board of Longitude, 1818-11-16
Outlining his proposed method of finding longitude with a lunar dial.
Letter from John Boyle to the Board of Longitude, 1798-11-07
Two letters.
Letter from John Burnside to the Board of Longitude, 1827-01-01
Outlining his method of finding longitude. The letter was marked by the Board as 'Too ignorant to be answered'.
Letter from John Carey to the Board of Longitude, 1825-05-24
Two letters.
Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1825-11-28
Outlining his proposed method of finding latitude; includes a postscript note.
Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1825-12-14
Correspondence regarding methods for establishing latitude.
Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1824-02-22
Two letters.
Letter from John Carr to the Board of Longitude, 1824-03-11
Two letters.
Letter from John Cooper on an instrument for finding longitude without the help of another instrument, 1791-04-29
Letter from John Crosley to the Board of Longitude, 1814-03-03
Concerning his recalculations of observations by Captain Matthew Flinders.
Letter from John Cunningham to the Board of Longitude, 1790-06-05
With an accompanying chart.
Letter from John Cunningham to the Board of Longitude, 1790-03-18 - 1791-03-18
Two letters and an accompanying chart.
Letter from John Davies to the Board of Longitude, 1825-03-08
Four letters.
Letter from John Fisher to the Board of Longitude, 1805-11-25
Outlining his plan to construct a timekeeper with two sets of hands, for determining longitude.
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