Syeds, John, fl1794 - 1810 (seaman)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Account with John Syeds, 1800-03-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/18: 336-337
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Papers regarding payments for work done on behalf of the Board, including some miscellaneous receipts.
Dates:
1800-03-05
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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John Syed's quadrant with artificial horizon, steering compass etc., 1791 - 1800
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/29: 42-80
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:
1791 - 1800
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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Memorial of John Syeds concerning a steering compass, 1810
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 313-315
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Correspondence regarding miscellaneous schemes and inventions.
Dates:
1810
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).