Troughton, Edward, 1753 - 1835 (scientific instrument maker)
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Reduction of mural circle observations, 1829 - 1832
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/178
Scope and Contents
Reduction of observations of small stars made with Edward Troughton and Thomas Jones' mural circles.
Dates:
1829 - 1832
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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Reduction of mural circle observations, 1834 - 1835
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/180
Scope and Contents
Reduction of observations of stars made with Edward Troughton and Thomas Jones' mural circles, with 'Measures for relating to the Zenith sector copied by Mr Troughton'.
Dates:
1834 - 1835
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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Remarks made by Edward Troughton, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/26: 240-256
Scope and Contents
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].
Dates:
1805
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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Remarks made by Edward Troughton, 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/27: 270-289b
Scope and Contents
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].
Dates:
1805
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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Solar and stellar observations and computations, 1816 - 1835
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/225
Scope and Contents
Various solar and stellar observations, 1816-1835; apparent right ascension of the Sun compared with the 'Nautical Almanac', 1816-1826; list of stars observed with the comet of 1830; various solar and stellar observations, 1816-1835; observations made with the zenith sector and comparative observations with Edward Troughton and Thomas Jones' circles, 1833; readings of four thermometers placed on Jones' circle, 1832-1833; undated table of the mean refractions of stars in Pond's catalogue;...
Dates:
1816 - 1835
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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Zenith distances of stars, 1833
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/201
Scope and Contents
Zenith distances of stars near the zenith and comparison of results from the zenith tube with results from Edward Troughton and Thomas Jones' mural circles.
Dates:
1833
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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