Baines, Robert Raines ((fl 1817-1819) glue-manufacturer and inventor)
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from R. Raines-Baines to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-03-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 229-230
Scope and Contents
Requesting that the Board of Longitude consider his invention of a sea perambulator and an accompanying machine adapted to produce results at sea. He states that he had made significant improvements to his invention since obtaining a patent.
Dates:
1819-03-29
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 from R. Raines-Baines to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-04-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 231-231a
Scope and Contents
Enquiring whether the Board of Longitude had made a decision on the machines he had presented.
Dates:
1819-04-17
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 from R. Raines-Baines to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-05-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 232-232a
Scope and Contents
Informing him of news that his perambulator had saved the HMS Comilion [Chameleon?] and two merchant vessels from running aground. He asks that Young submit this testimonial to the Board.
Dates:
1819-05-24
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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Minutes of the Committee for Examining Instruments and Proposals, 1819-02 - 1823-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/10: 13-41
Scope and Contents
Includes reports on the examination of various schemes for determining longitude.
Dates:
1819-02 - 1823-02
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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Pamphlet concerning Raines-Baines' sea perambulator, 1817
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 225-228
Scope and Contents
Printed pamphlet concerning a sea perambulator or perpetual log invented by Raines-Baines to measure the ship's distance.
Dates:
1817
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).