Scope and Contents Minutes of Board of Longitude meetings regarding, among other matters, tables devised by José Mendoza de Ríos; correspondence with John Crosley (the astronomer with the expedition to New South Wales); a claim for a reward for Charles Mason's work on lunar tables; a report on the Arnold and Earnshaw chronometers going on the voyage of Captain Matthew Flinders; grants and awards to chronometer-makers; the observations of Nathaniel Bliss when he was Astronomer Royal; models of watch escapements...

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Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

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Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.

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In which Fisher offers his services as astronomer to Captain Parry's Arctic expedition.

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Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

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Including questionnaires completed by the chief officers.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

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Sent from John Croker to John Pond.

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Sent from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young.

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Sent from John Baird to John Pond.

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Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.

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Concerning the claim by Parkinson and Frodsham to be the real makers of the chronometer sent out on Captain Parry's northern expedition.

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Enquiring about the transmission of astronomical calculations and instruments for new experiments to Captain Parry.

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Concerning a replacement transit instrument for the Royal Naval College at Portsmouth

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Originally enclosing a copy of a letter from George Fisher; see [RGO 14/68: 264].

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Stating their claim to have made a chronometer sent out with Captain Parry.

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Stating their claim to have made a chronometer sent out with Captain Parry.

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Stating their claim to have made a chronometer sent out with Captain Parry.

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Concerning the production of new copies of his catalogue and papers (as a case of his papers had been lost in transit), and giving news received of Captain Parry.

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Sent to John Pond.

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Admiralty papers sent to Pond concerning the fitting out of H M Ships with chronometers.

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Four letters and a related statement from chronometer and watchmakers Parkinson and Frodsham, concerning their claim to have made the chronometer sent out with Captain Parry on his northern expedition, which had been reported as made by Molyneux. Also, a related letter from Sir Edward Sabine.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...

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Papers regarding the loan and return of instruments belonging to the Board of Longitude and concerning persons entitled to receive Board publications.