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Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish Cavendish ((1738-1809) 3rd Duke of Portland, statesman)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Draft of a letter from the Board of Longitude to the Duke of Portland regarding James Bradley's observations, 1795

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/4: 238-244
Scope and Contents From the Series: The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates: 1795
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 from the Duke of Portland, 1795-06-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 130-130a
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

With an index of names.

Dates: 1795-06-06
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).