Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician)
Found in 236 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Nevil Maskelyne from the clerk of the check, Greenwich Hospital, 1809-11-21
Concerning a submission [from Peter Rothwell].
Letters (1788-1839) Story, Rigby, Maskelyne and Lady Booth, 1788 - 1950
Letters from Maskelyne to Henry Andrews, 1768 - 1811
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. 2, 1806 - 1809
A blue folder of c.44 letters sent by Lady Clive to her niece, Margaret Maskelyne, her brother Nevil Maskelyne, and other family members. Topics include procuring a pair of globes, astronomy, and family or domestic matters. Each letter is preceded by a later note on its content.
All items have been numbered according to their original order in the file.
Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. 3, 1810 - 1813
Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. 4, 1814 - 1817
Letters sent by Lady Clive vol. I, 1762 - 1805
List of manuscript books and papers of the late Dr Halley, 1765
A list of manuscript books and papers of the late Dr Halley which were sent to the Earl of Morton by his daughter Mrs Price; annotated with a note from Nevil Maskelyne stating that he had received them on 25th July.
List of publications by Maskelyne in 'Philosophical Transactions', 1761-1787., 1761 - 1787
Log book of voyage to Barbados, 1761 - 1764
A log book by Maskelyne of a voyage to Barbados, split into three parts.
Log entries for July and 1 August, 1775-07-01 - 1775-08-01
Maskelyne Book 2
An undated photocopy of 'Maskelyne Book 2' entitled 'Presents of my Observations, Papers in the Philosophical Transactions, &c', covering 1775-1803. The book includes the names of people to whom Nevil Maskelyne has arranged to give speeches, including Joseph de Lalande, Sir John Pringle, Charles Mason, Dr Lind and Jean Delambre.
Maskelyne notebook: rough drafts of solutions of various astronomical problems, 1750 - 1772
Various rough drafts of the solution of astronomical problems.
Memoranda books of Nevil Maskelyne, 1763 - 1810
A set of 12 memoranda books belonging to the fifth Astronomer Royal, Nevil Maskelyne. All but one cover the period while he was at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Memorandum book, '1763 Observations at sea', 1763-09-20 - 1763-10-19
A record of observations at sea with calculations and notes, including notes on observations of Jupiter's satellites and on his chronometers during his voyage to Barbados [to test John Harrison's chronometer H4].
Minutes of the Board of Visitors, 1710 - 1784
Minutes of the Board of Visitors, 1784 - 1830
Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1835 - 1848
Nautical astronomy, 1770 - 1810
A set of loose pages dealing with problems in ascertaining latitude and longitude at sea by observation of the stars, with descriptions, computations and formulae referred to apparent time. There are also sections on finding the Moon's longitude from the nautical ephemeris [RGO 4/196: 1r], the motion of the Sun's image in a Hadley quadrant [RGO 4/196: 2r], and the testing of other people's hypotheses.
It is not known if the papers are foliated in their original order.
Nevil Maskelyne: Personal and Family Papers, 1749 - 1950
Note by Nevil Maskelyne concerning the regulations governing his position as Astronomer Royal, 1765
Set of documents relating to the Royal Observatory, wrapped in paper marked 'King's warrant of appointment to the Royal Observatory, appointment of visitors and sundry other papers relative to the Royal Observatory'.
Note from a Mrs Ward, Mayfair, 1795-05-16
The note informs Nevil Maskelyne of the address of a Mrs James. Maskelyne has covered the paper with extensive notes and calculations.
Note to Nevil Maskelyne from Mr Shadwell, 1774-03-30
Signifying that the Royal Society were to deliver to him 500 copies of the astronomical observations.
Notebook containing notes by Theresa Story-Maskelyne on the letters of Lady Clive, 1850 - 1900
Preceded by a subject index. The notebook includes biographical notes, notes on letters concerning Urania [Uranus] and comets, and extracts of letters on various topics from cats and carpets to Lady Clive's collection of globes.
Notes and tables on various rates of chronometers, 1779 - 1826
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