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May, Nicholas, fl1782 - 1784 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter from Nicholas May to the Board of Longitude, 1782-12-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 506-506a
Scope and Contents

With a note on the reverse by Nevil Maskelyne.

Dates: 1782-12-07
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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Letter from Nicholas May to the Board of Longitude, 1782

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 507
Scope and Contents

Enclosing the paper at [RGO 14/35: 508-514].

Dates: 1782
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 from Nicolas May on a method of finding longitude, 1782

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 508-514
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Two letters and a paper.

Dates: 1782
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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Proposal from Nicholas May, 1784

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 34-42
Scope and Contents

On finding the longitude by the rising or setting of the sun with the moon near the meridian; with an annotation by Nevil Maskelyne.

Dates: 1784
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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