Burdett, Francis, Sir, 1770-1844 (5th Baronet, politician)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1770 - 1844
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Observations and calculations, 1756 - 1807
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/142
Scope and Contents
Various papers dealing with observations and calculations.1. Errors of the equatorial circle and the meridian circle in the Eastern Dome, and other notes relating to the equatorial telescope, 1799.2. The problem of predicting, from past observations, the position of a comet for several days in the future, undated.3. 'Scheme and rule to find longitude and latitude in the second semi-circle of right ascension.'4. The 'St James's Chronicle' newspaper, 21 May...
Dates:
1756 - 1807
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).
Fonds
William Smith (1756-1835) and family correspondence, journals and other papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.7621
Scope and Contents
The larger part of the collection dates from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, chronicling William Smith's personal and political career, as well as illustrating the lives of his wife Frances and their children. The collection includes letters from Smith's friends, among them Charles James Fox, William Wilberforce and Sir Francis Burdett. The papers also chronicle Smith's time in Paris in 1790, where he witnessed and recorded his reactions to the 14th July celebrations. The...
Dates:
1678-1951
Conditions Governing Access:
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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Cambridge University Library
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