Board of Longitude
Found in 341 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from [Mr Stendaff?] attesting to the good character of Patrick Leahy, 1822-06-19
Three letters and a proposal.
Letter from Mr Storer to the Board of Longitude, 1789-12-05
With an index of names.
Letter from Nathaniel Cooke to [the Board of Longitude], 1800-12-04
Originally enclosing the description and drawing of his instrument at [RGO 14/44: 73-74].
Letter from Nicholas May to the Board of Longitude, 1782-12-07
With a note on the reverse by Nevil Maskelyne.
Letter from Nicholas May to the Board of Longitude, 1782
Enclosing the paper at [RGO 14/35: 508-514].
Letter from Norman Sievwright, 1783-11
Letter from Sievwright, a clergyman in Brechin, to the Board of Longitude. A note by Nevil Maskelyne states that the letter did not contain anything deserving of the Board's attention.
Letter from P. Carstens Schonegevel to the Board of Longitude, 1811-08-01
Two letters, three papers and three newspaper extracts advertising Schonegeval's method for longitude.
Letter from P. Carstens Schonegevel to the Board of Longitude, 1812-03-07
Enclosing an extract of his work on longitude.
Letter from Parkinson and Frodsham to the Board of Longitude, 1821-03-29
Stating their claim to have made a chronometer sent out with Captain Parry.
Letter from Peter Burt to the Board of Longitude, 1814-12-01
Requesting permission to present the results of trials of his Sounding Buoy and Knipper.
Letter from Peter Burt to the Board of Longitude, 1815-06-01
Letter from Peter Burt to the Board of Longitude, 1815-11-07
Letter from Peter Burt to the Board of Longitude, 1816-03-06
Originally enclosing testimonials on the utility of his Sounding Buoy and Knipper. Burt states that he had no patent for the sounding instrument, and requests a reward for its invention.
Letter from Peter Degreaves concerning a compass without variation, 1796-02-04
Correspondence regarding miscellaneous schemes and inventions.
Letter from Peter Rothwell to the Board of Longitude, 1809-11-17
Outlining his observations on longitude.
Letter from R. Paisley to the Board of Longitude, 1815-03-03
Three letters.
Letter from Ralph Walker concerning John Russell's timekeeper, 1796-06-09
Letter from 'R.G.S.' to the Board of Longitude, 1811-12-14
Stating that he had read about two machines for determining longitude at Yale College. He requests £60 from the Board to send a small sloop to test the machines at sea on 'the darkest night'.
Letter from 'R.G.S.' to the Board of Longitude, 1812-01-17
Repeating his offer to send a vessel to sea to test for longitude, in return for an advance of £60.
Letter from Richard Judson to the Board of Longitude, 1803-08-22
Concerning corrections for errors he had observed in the tables in traverse sailing, and outlining his work on squaring the circle.
Letter from Robert Brigham to the Board of Longitude, 1796-05-07
Outlining his method of finding longitude.
Letter from Robert Digby to the Board of Longitude, 1784-01-08
Enclosing an account concerning the going of a watch made by Kendall.
Letter from Robert Gillespie to the Board of Longitude, 1814-12-03
Two letters and a plan submitted by Gillespie to the Board of Longitude, with copies of two letters of reply from Thomas Hurd.
Letter from Robert Pringle to the Board of Longitude, 1813-07-19
Concerning a treatise by Don Antonio Maria Jaci.
Letter from Robert Pringle to the Board of Longitude, 1813-07-19 - 1814-02-03
The letter begins with a copy of Pringle's previous letter to the Board, dated 19 July 1813.
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