Staples, William, fl1783 - 1801 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from William Staples to the Board of Longitude, 1783-11-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 142-142a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-sub-file :
Two letters on ascertaining the longitude.
Dates:
1783-11-15
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 William Staples to the Board of Longitude, 1783-11-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 143-143a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-sub-file :
Two letters on ascertaining the longitude.
Dates:
1783-11-22
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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William Staples on a portable transit instrument, 1801
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/29: 134-135
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:
1801
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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