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Concerning progress on his appointment as astronomer and Joseph Banks' opposition to it.

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Concerning a meeting of the Board of Longitude and an interview with Sir Joseph Banks, his first meeting with Captain New, his salary arrangements, and advice from William Wales on bringing his old coats and waistcoats for the voyage.

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Concerning the Board's resolution with regard to his salary, a box received from his mother, and a visit to Sir Joseph Banks.

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Sent to Sir Joseph Banks.

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An undated photostat of a letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks, 13 June 1793, informing him of the circumstances of the death of Gooch following a shipwreck in the South Atlantic. He has interviewed Pitts, who was Gooch's assistant at the time, and wants Banks to be aware of what took place.

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Note and letter.

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Concerning a chronometer by Thomas Cumming.

Scope and Contents Various loose papers relating to the discovery of Pallas and Ceres.1. Rough calculations of Pallas, 1803.2. Rough calculations of Ceres, 1803.3. Other calculations of Pallas written on a Royal Society invitation, 1803.4. Another calculation of Pallas, 1803.5. Calculations of Pallas, 1803.6. Observations of associated stars, 1802-1803.7. Computations from observations of Pallas, 1802-1803.8. Rough calculations of Pallas,...

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Includes an anonymous note describing Hoene-Wroński as an 'artful dangerous character' [RGO 14/12: 502] and a petition addressed to His Majesty, George IV [RGO 14/12: 536-538].

Scope and Contents Photographs, photocopies, photostats and microfilms of a wide range of papers relating to the Royal Observatory or to individuals or subjects connected to it. The majority of the material relates to Nevil Maskelyne. This includes a large set of Maskelyne's correspondence (RGO 35/3-96), including letters he received from French correspondents; correspondence of family members, including his brother, Captain Edmund Maskelyne, and his daughter, Margaret Maskelyne; and letters he sent to...

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Sent to Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Arnold, preceded by related correspondence between Hayley and Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/26: 113-115]. Hayley's comments on the paper are outlined in the letter at [RGO 14/26: 114-115].

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Hayley. The paper is preceded by a letter to Hayley from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Arnold with annotations by Young. The paper is preceded by a letter to Young from Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/26: 259] and has a letter from Young at [RGO 14/26: 271].

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Young. The paper is preceded by a letter to Young from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Arnold; preceded by a letter to Troughton from Sir Joseph Banks.
For Troughton's comments on this paper (and on a paper by Earnshaw) see the letter at [RGO 14/27: 272-273].

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Printed paper by Earnshaw, preceded by a letter to Troughton from Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/27: 271]. Troughton's comments on the paper (and on a paper by Arnold) are outlined in the letter at [RGO 14/27: 272-273].

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Printed paper by Arnold with annotations by Brockbank. The paper is preceded by related correspondence between Brockbank and Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/26: 40-41].

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Brockbank. The paper is preceded by a letter to Brockbank from Sir Joseph Banks. It also includes an envelope addressed to E.J. Stone at [RGO 14/27: 51b].

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Molyneux. The paper is preceded by a letter to Molyneux from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Arnold with a single annotation by Robinson [RGO 14/26: 230v]. The paper is preceded by a letter to Robinson from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Robinson. The paper is preceded by a letter to Robinson from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Earnshaw with annotations by Barraud. The paper is preceded by a letter to Barraud from Sir Joseph Banks.

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Printed paper by Arnold; there are no annotations by Molyneux. The paper is preceded by a letter from Sir Joseph Banks to Molyneux.

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Printed paper by Arnold, preceded by a letter to Pennington from Sir Joseph Banks [RGO 14/26: 169]. Pennington's comments on the paper are outlined in the letter at [RGO 14/26: 181].