Beale, John, fl1806 - 1809 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from clergyman John Edsall to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17
Vouching for the integrity of John Beale who had invented an instrument for longitude.
Letter from John Beale the Royal Society, 1806-08-08
Concerning a timepiece for longitude.
Letter from John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17
Informing the Board of Longitude that he had constructed an instrument to measure the time from the departure of a ship to its arrival.
Letter from John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-11-25
Two letters from Beale, one of which is accompanied by a letter from a clergyman of his parish (Woodbury) attesting to Beale's good character.
Letters from John Beale, 1809-04-18 - 1809-05-20
The letters remonstrate at the Board's rejection of his instrument and proposals for finding longitude.