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HMS Superb, ship of the line (1798-1826)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of a letter to Captain Mackenzie, HMS Superb, concerning the location of two chronometers by Arnold, 1822-06-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 5r/2
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1822-06-05
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 concerning a chronometer for HMS Superb under Captain Sir Thomas Staines, 1823-10-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 133
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1823-10-28
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).