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Beale, John, fl1806 - 1809 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from clergyman John Edsall to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 10-11
Scope and Contents

Vouching for the integrity of John Beale who had invented an instrument for longitude.

Dates: 1808-10-17
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 John Beale the Royal Society, 1806-08-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 547-548
Scope and Contents

Concerning a timepiece for longitude.

Dates: 1806-08-08
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 John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 8-9
Scope and Contents

Informing the Board of Longitude that he had constructed an instrument to measure the time from the departure of a ship to its arrival.

Dates: 1808-10-17
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 John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-11-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 12-13
Scope and Contents From the Item:

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.

Dates: 1808-11-25
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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Letters from John Beale, 1809-04-18 - 1809-05-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/11: 24-27
Scope and Contents

The letters remonstrate at the Board's rejection of his instrument and proposals for finding longitude.

Dates: 1809-04-18 - 1809-05-20
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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