Fosbury, James, fl1819 - 1823 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter and treatise by James Fosbury, 1821-03-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 149-151
Scope and Contents
Letter to Dr Thomas Young enclosing further observations on the sun's movement along its centre meridian.
Dates:
1821-03-23
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 and treatise from James Fosbury, 1819-05-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 138-144
Scope and Contents
Letter from Fosbury to Thomas Young enclosing a treatise on the magnet.
Dates:
1819-05-06
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 and treatise on finding longitude by James Fosbury, 1819-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 130-137
Scope and Contents
Letter from Fosbury to Thomas Young enclosing a treatise on longitude from his forthcoming work on 'the inconsistency of the Newtonian System of Philosophical Astronomy'.
Dates:
1819-04-27
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 James Fosbury to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-11-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 69-69a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file :
With an index of names.
Dates:
1819-11-23
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 James Fosbury to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-05-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 145-145a
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing copies of his published work.
Dates:
1819-05-08
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 James Fosbury to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-03-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 146-148
Scope and Contents
Enclosing a treatise on his 'universal system of longitude'.
Dates:
1821-03-01
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 James Fosbury to Dr Thomas Young, 1821 - 1823
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 152-152a
Scope and Contents
Containing further observations on longitude.
Dates:
1821 - 1823
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 James Fosbury to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-05-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 153
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing a corrected proposal.
Dates:
1823-05-10
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).