Brinkley, John, 1763 - 1835 (Bishop of Cloyne, astronomer)
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Catalogues and tables, 1815 - 1821
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/246
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous printed and manuscript catalogues and tables, including 'Value of Jones' micrometer on Jones' circle'; 'Catalogue of 45 Principal Stars'; tables of refractions by Bradley and Dr Brinkley; further tables of refractions; tables of the computations of the north polar distances of stars; 'Catalogue of the Right Ascensions of Thirty-Six Principal Fixed Stars. January 1, 1815'; 'Catalogue of the North Polar Distances of Forty-Two Principal Stars. Reduced to January 1, 1815'; and...
Dates:
1815 - 1821
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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Computation of the Moon's place, 1784 - 1786
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/93
Scope and Contents
Computations of the Moon's longitude and latitude from observed right ascension and north polar distance, compared with places interpolated from the 'Nautical Almanac', 5 July 1784 - 9 February 1786. The volume includes observations of the Moon performed by John Brinkley, 24 March 1785 - 9 February 1786.
Dates:
1784 - 1786
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).
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 21 Apr. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 26-27
Scope and Contents
Concerning an interview with Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates:
21 Apr. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
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Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
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Nautical astronomy, 1770 - 1810
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/196
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1770 - 1810
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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Various comparisons of Greenwich Observations with the Nautical Almanac, 1816 - 1827
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 10-15
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Observations and correspondence regarding miscellaneous astronomical matters.
Dates:
1816 - 1827
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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- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 1
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- Astronomy 1
- Brockdish 1
- Greenwich 1
- Longitude 1