Bamber, James, fl1820 (naval instrument maker)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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James Bamber about a new reflecting instrument, 1820
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/30: 304-307
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:
1820
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 James Bamber on an improved log, 1820-07-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 234-236
Scope and Contents
Letter to Dr Thomas Young concerning his improved log to estimate a ship's velocity, with a description of the instrument. Bamber requests to know what proof the Board required to prove its efficacy.
Dates:
1820-07-29
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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Memorials by James Bamber regarding a method of keeping a ship's reckoning at sea, 1819-06-26 - 1819-10-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/11: 13-16
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1819-06-26 - 1819-10-12
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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