Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician)
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-01-16
Concerning the rate of the Board of Longitude's watch; the provision of books; the testing of instruments intended for the observatory; the discovery of damage to a sextant; and his request for an advance of a year's subsistence.
Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-01-10 - 1787-01-19
Requesting the advance of a year's subsistence and his request to be appointed to the land service at Botany Bay; also enclosing a copy of a letter from Lord Howe about his appointment.
Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-01-21
Concerning a letter from Lord Howe about his appointment to Botany Bay, and his objections to being placed in the marine detachment of HMS Sirius rather than in the land service.