Kirkpatrick, David, fl1812 - 1826 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
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Copy of a letter from the Admiralty to David Kirkpatrick, 1814-03-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 433-434
Scope and Contents
Concerning Kirkpatrick's 'artificial horizon' instrument.
Dates:
1814-03-10
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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Copy of a reply to David Kirkpatrick concerning his nautical improvements, 1821-08-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 209
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letters relating to Kirkpatrick's new nonius for quadrants and an instrument to show the true distance in a lunar observation.
Dates:
1821-08-17
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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David Kirkpatrick on an artificial horizon, 1812 - 1826
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/29: 159-167
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:
1812 - 1826
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 David Kirkpatrick to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1821-08-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 207-208
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letters relating to Kirkpatrick's new nonius for quadrants and an instrument to show the true distance in a lunar observation.
Dates:
1821-08-15
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 David Kirkpatrick to Dr Thomas Young, 1826-09-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 435-436
Scope and Contents
On finding the longitude by the moon's meridian altitude.
Dates:
1826-09-05
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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Letter from David Kirkpatrick to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-09-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 210-211
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letters relating to Kirkpatrick's new nonius for quadrants and an instrument to show the true distance in a lunar observation.
Dates:
1821-09-05
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).