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Walker, Ezekiel, fl1783 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from Ezekiel Walker to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-05-22

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 456
Scope and Contents

Enclosing a paper for the consideration of the Board of Longitude, at [RGO 14/38: 457-457a].

Dates: 1824-05-22
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 Ezekiel Walker to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-08-10

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 458
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Six letters and a paper.

Dates: 1824-08-10
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 Ezekiel Walker to Dr Thomas Young, 1825-01-17

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 462
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Six letters and a paper.

Dates: 1825-01-17
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 Ezekiel Walker to the Board of Longitude, 1783-07-07

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 450-451
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Six letters and a paper.

Dates: 1783-07-07
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 Ezekiel Walker to the Board of Longitude, 1783-12-17

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 452-455
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Six letters and a paper.

Dates: 1783-12-17
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 Ezekiel Walker to the Board of Longitude, 1824-08-10

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 459-461
Scope and Contents

Defending his claim to be the original inventor of a method of finding longitude by the use of several chronometers at sea.

Dates: 1824-08-10
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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Paper from Ezekiel Walker, 1824-05-22

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 457-457a
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Six letters and a paper.

Dates: 1824-05-22
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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Reports by the Astronomer Royal, 1783 - 1809

Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/10: 214-247
Scope and Contents

Reports from Nevil Maskelyne on the merits of petitions submitted to the Board of Longitude. Most of the petitions are concerned with various methods of discovering longitude at sea. Includes a report titled 'Remarks on Mr Earnshaw's Petition', and a list of Charles Mason's papers presented to the Board of Longitude.

Dates: 1783 - 1809
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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