Le, Guin (Étienne (fl 1790-1802) instrument maker)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from Stephen Leguin [Étienne Le Guin] to the First Lord of the Admiralty, 1789-11-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 370-371
Scope and Contents
Concerning a new machine for facilitating computations for finding longitude at sea.
Dates:
1789-11-07
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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Paper on a machine to measure the course of a ship and the violence and direction of the current, 1790 - 1810
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 258-259
Scope and Contents
Includes a descriptive diagram.
Dates:
1790 - 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).
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Paper on a new means to solve spherical triangles without calculation, 1790 - 1810
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 260-261
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two papers submitted to the Board of Longitude by French instrument maker 'Stephen' [Étienne] Le Guin, on a machine to measure the course of a ship and the violence and direction of the current, and on a new means to solve spherical triangles without calculation.
Dates:
1790 - 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).
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