Pennington, Robert, c1780 - c1844 (chronometer maker)
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Copy of a letter to Mr Pennington ordering the return to Greenwich of two chronometers which he had neglected, for repairs by another maker, 1825-11-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 30v/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:
1825-11-21
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 request by Lieutenant Hewett of the Protector surveying vessel to exchange his chronometers, 1826-07-13
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 347
Scope and Contents
Sent from John Croker to John Pond.
Dates:
1826-07-13
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 condition of chronometer No. 154, 1825-06-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 20
Scope and Contents
Sent from Robert Pennington to John Pond.
Dates:
1825-06-29
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 concerning repairs to chronometer No. 16, 1825-01-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 11
Scope and Contents
Sent from Robert Pennington to John Pond.
Dates:
1825-01-26
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 concerning the whereabouts of Mudge chronometer No. 8, 1825-07-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 25
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Letters and declarations to Pond from chronometer makers, including Robert Molyneux, Parkinson & Frodsham, Thomas Earnshaw and E.J. Dent. The volume also includes five undated lists of makers' estimates for repair from Arnold and Arnold & Dent.
Dates:
1825-07-25
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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