Weeks, Josias, fl1814 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude)
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter concerning Joseph Shee, 1814-01-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 451-452
Scope and Contents
Letter from Josias Weeks to Captain Thomas Hurd enquiring on behalf of Joseph Shee whether Shee's documents relative to the discovery of perpetual motion had been received and examined by the Board.
Dates:
1814-01-08
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 concerning Joseph Shee, 1814-01-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 453
Scope and Contents
Letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Josias Weeks, stating that Shee's letter 'on perpetual motion' had been received and would be presented to the Board, but that perpetual motion did not come under their consideration.
Dates:
1814-01-11
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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Letters concerning Joseph Shee, 1814-06-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 454-455
Scope and Contents
Two copies of a letter from Captain Thomas Hurd to Josias Weeks, stating that the letters of Joseph Shee had been placed before the Board and originally enclosing a copy of the Board's reply to Shee - for this see [RGO 14/40: 456].
Dates:
1814-06-09
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).