Tyson, John, fl1793 - 1817 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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John Tyson's 'wild letter' on an instrument for finding longitude, 1817-05-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 345-347
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:
1817-05-08
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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Letter from John Tyson to the Board of Longitude, 1814-07-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 193-194
Scope and Contents
Stating that he had invented a method to ascertain longitude and to measure a ship's way at sea.
For further letters from Tyson, see also [RGO 14/40: 528-529].
Dates:
1814-07-05
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 John Tyson to the Board of Longitude, 1793-06-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 528
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters concerning Tyson's proposed invention of a timepiece for determining longitude.
Dates:
1793-06-07
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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Letter from John Tyson to the Board of Longitude, 1816-03-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 529
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters concerning Tyson's proposed invention of a timepiece for determining longitude.
Dates:
1816-03-05
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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