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Sent from John Carter to John Pond.

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Sent from Parkinson & Frodsham to John Pond.

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Sent from Thomas Earnshaw to John Pond.

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Sent rom Arnold and Dent to John Pond.

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Sent from Thomas Porthouse to John Pond.

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Sent from J. Robinson & Son to John Pond.

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Sent from Arnold and Dent to John Pond.

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Sent from Arnold & Dent to John Pond. Includes reference to chronometer Nos. 255, 320, 322, 326, 338 (Arnold), 368, 417, 508 (Earnshaw), 557 and 578 (Earnshaw).

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Sent from Arnold and Dent to John Pond.

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Sent from John Carter to John Pond.

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Sent from Arnold & Dent to John Pond.

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Sent from John Carter to John Pond.

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Sent from James Moore French to John Pond.

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An undated photostat of a list of printed books, manuscripts and pictures presented to the Royal Observatory by Mrs M. Maskelyne in April 1811. There is also a photocopy of a note by John Pond acknowledging the receipt of these items, beneath which is his signed statement, dated 13 April 1811, acknowledging that the instruments at the Observatory were all in good order on his arrival.

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Weekly reports by J.R. Lucas, the superintendent of the lunar reductions. There are also comparisons of J. Pond's star observations; calculations of epochs; calculations for lunar reductions; calculations of numbers from P.A. Hansen's tables; errata in J. Pond's observations; corrections to the Moon's parallax and semi-diameter; and letters from J.C. Adams, J. Challis and J.R. Hind.

Scope and Contents Minutes of the Council of the Royal Society:27 May 1784: resolving that the printing bill for the second volume of the 'Greenwich Observations' be paid.24 June 1784: concerning the King's approval of a proposal for ascertaining the relative situations of the observatories at Greenwich and Paris.29 July 1784: concerning and including a letter from Lieut. General Roy, dated 28 June 1784, on the measurement of a base line. The minutes also cover Visitation...

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The accounts of printers and publishers for Board of Longitude publications, with miscellaneous accounts.

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The accounts of printers and publishers for Board of Longitude publications, with miscellaneous accounts.

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Vouchers of John Pond and Dr Thomas Young for payments to tradesmen and others.

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Vouchers of John Pond and Dr Thomas Young for payments to tradesmen and others.

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Concerning a meeting and a clock which could be spared [for the Cape Observatory].

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Observations and descriptions of various comets between 1769 and 1815, with notes on the observational techniques employed. There is an index to the comets, arranged by date. The observations after 1810 were recorded by John Pond.

Scope and Contents A working copy of transit observations of the major stars, 1 January 1804 - 30 December 1811, with notes on the adjustments and alterations to observational technique. The observations include immersions of the stars and Jupiter's satellites; a Royal visit on 3 June 1805; an eclipse of the Sun on 16 June 1806; a piece about woodworm in the transit clock; and a column recording Transit Room temperatures, 1804-1811. All the observations from 5 September 1810 were performed by Thomas Taylor. He...

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Airy's official and scientific correspondence, volume 1, including letters from Amici, Baily, Beaufort, Bouvard, Brewster, Carlini, Cerquene, Colby, Davy, Gambart, Garvey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Herschel, Hudson, Hussey, Jenkins, Lardner, Lax, Maclear, Pearson, Pond, Rigaud, Robinson, Rumker, Sabine, Sanchis, Schumacher, South, Stratford and Young, with an index to the correspondents at the end. There are a few letters in French and Italian.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a complete set of astronomical observation ledgers, with clock error notes, computation ledgers, star catalogues, weather records and correspondence. There are observations of comets, including measurements taken of Encke's Comet, 1828, and Halley's Comet, 1835, and observations of rockets, made with Sir James South in 1831. The papers include Pond's measurements for his work on the proper motions of stars, stellar parallax and other subjects, as well as substantial...