Hamilton, John, fl1783 - 1788 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from John Hamilton regarding a claim for money owed to him by the Board, 1788-01-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/11: 227-229
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1788-01-14
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 Hamilton to Sir Harry Parker, 1785-12-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 507-508
Scope and Contents
Acknowledging the receipt of a letter from the Board of Longitude inviting him to lay his plans for finding longitude before the Board. Hamilton says he had hoped for half an hour to personally converse, as his method involved 'no plan, no more than gun-powder or the load-stone'.
Dates:
1785-12-03
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 Hamilton to the Board of Longitude, 1783-10-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 505-506
Scope and Contents
Concerning his claim to have found longitude by the use of two instruments and without the need for calculations.
Dates:
1783-10-20
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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Letters from John Hamilton to the Board of Longitude, 1783 - 1785
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 505-508
Scope and Contents
Two letters concerning Hamilton's plan for finding longitude. Both are addressed from Headford, county Galway, Ireland.
Dates:
1783 - 1785
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).