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Hawkes, John, fl1815 - 1817 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)

 Person

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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Copy of letter from Thomas Hurd to Captain Dickens, 1817-07-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 68
Scope and Contents

Concerning John Hawkes.

Dates: 1817-07-03
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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Explanation of an optical instrument, 1817-11-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 75
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Includes letters from Hawkes and from Captain F.G. Dickens and Rev. S.W. Paul who wrote to Thomas Hurd on Hawkes' behalf.

Dates: 1817-11-29
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 F.G. Dickens to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1815-08-02

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 58-59
Scope and Contents

Concerning a discovery in optics made by John Hawkes.

Dates: 1815-08-02
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 Mr Dolben to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1815-11-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 60-61
Scope and Contents

Concerning a discovery by John Hawkes.

Dates: 1815-11-21
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 Mr Dolben to [Captain Thomas Hurd], 1815-12-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 64-65
Scope and Contents

Concerning John Hawkes.

Dates: 1815-12-04
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 S.W. Paul to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-07-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 69-70
Scope and Contents

Concerning John Hawkes.

Dates: 1817-07-10
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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Letter from S.W. Paul to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-11-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 73-74
Scope and Contents

Concerning John Hawkes.

Dates: 1817-11-21
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 by John Hawkes, 1815-11-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 62-63
Scope and Contents

Concerning his new and improved method of finding longitude by observations of the eclipse of Jupiter's satellites. For two papers originally enclosed with this letter, see [RGO 14/36: 66-67].

Dates: 1815-11-30
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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Two papers from John Hawkes, 1815-11-30

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 66-67
Scope and Contents

Originally enclosed in the letter at [RGO 14/36: 62-63].

Dates: 1815-11-30
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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