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Dundas, Charles, 1751 - 1832 (Baron Amesbury, politician)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter and traverse tables from Richard Judson to Charles Dundas, 1805-05-15

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 327-328
Scope and Contents

The letter outlines various solutions for finding longitude, of which Judson states, 'Here are several ways of finding the longitude some of them certainly will be right'.

Dates: 1805-05-15
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 Weazle under Commander John Burnet Dundas, 1827-10-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/230: 50
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1827-10-17
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 Richard Judson, 1805-05-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 325-326
Scope and Contents

Letter from Charles Dundas to J. Thompson of the Admiralty Office, enclosing a letter he had received from Richard Judson regarding his solution for finding longitude. Dundas mentions that he had received several letters of the same description from Judson, who was unknown to him. The enclosed letter is at [RGO 14/40: 327-328].

Dates: 1805-05-25
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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