Weston, William, fl1785 - 1787 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Letter from William Weston to Sir Harry Parker, 1785-05-02
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 89
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes a proposal and three letters from Weston to Sir Harry Parker.
Dates:
1785-05-02
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
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William Weston on a method of finding longitude by means of an artificial meridian
Item
Letter from William Weston to Sir Harry Parker, 1786-10-16
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 90-91
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes a proposal and three letters from Weston to Sir Harry Parker.
Dates:
1786-10-16
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
/
William Weston on a method of finding longitude by means of an artificial meridian
Item
Letter from William Weston to Sir Harry Parker, 1787-05-10
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 92-93
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes a proposal and three letters from Weston to Sir Harry Parker.
Dates:
1787-05-10
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
/
William Weston on a method of finding longitude by means of an artificial meridian
Item
Proposal from William Weston, 1785-04
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 71-88
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes a proposal and three letters from Weston to Sir Harry Parker.
Dates:
1785-04
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
/
William Weston on a method of finding longitude by means of an artificial meridian
Item
Reports by the Astronomer Royal, 1783 - 1809
Item
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).