Tulloch, John, fl1788 - 1799 (schoolmaster)
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Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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John Tulloch on finding the longitude by the dipping needle and the variation chart, 1794
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/42: 151-162
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding the effects of magnetic variation on the mariner's compass, the use of magnetic variation to establish longitude and the cause of magnetic variation.
Dates:
1794
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 Tulloch to Sir Joseph Banks, 1788-12-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 327-328
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing the paper at [RGO 14/45: 322-326].
Dates:
1788-12-06
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 Tulloch to Sir Joseph Banks, 1789-05-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 329-330
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing the paper at [RGO 14/45: 331-335].
Dates:
1789-05-08
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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Paper by John Tulloch on further methods of investigating celestial parallaxes, 1789-05-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 331-335
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters and two sets of proposals.
Dates:
1789-05-08
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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Paper on nautical discoveries by John Tulloch, 1788-12-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 322-326
Scope and Contents
The paper begins with a list of 'titles of discoveries' which Tulloch had submitted to the Board of Longitude on 29 February 1788, followed by an outline of methods for investigating the parallaxes of celestial bodies (with illustrations).
Dates:
1788-12-06
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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Petition from John Tulloch regarding improvements in navigation, 1799-12-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 461-463
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1799-12-07
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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