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Pond, John, c 1767-1836 (astronomer)

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  • Existence: c 1767 - 1836

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Correspondence between Scientists, 1809-1818

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9563/173-175
Scope and Contents [173] NEVIL MASKELYNE: LETTER TO DAVIES GIDDY, 1809 Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811)), Astronomer Royal; Davies Giddy (later Gilbert) (1767- 1839), MP scientific administrator, mathematician. 11 AUG 1809: Dunkin, computation of Nautical Almanac, Board of Longitude; with (ii) scrap from another letter, and (iii) engraved portrait of Maskelyne. [174] JOHN POND: LETTER TO AN UNNAMED PERSON, n.d. John Pond (1767-1836), Astronomer Royal, 1811-35. N.d., Kaln and Herschel are to try out the...
Dates: 1809-1818
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