Andrews, Henry, 1744 - 1820 (astronomer and astrologer)
Person
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
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A request for lunar and solar places for December 1770, 1768-02-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/149: 1
Scope and Contents
From the File:
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Dates:
1768-02-27
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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Account with Henry Andrews, 1795 - 1805
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/17: 9-22
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Papers regarding payments for work done on behalf of the Board.
Dates:
1795 - 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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Correspondence, 1771 - 1811
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/314
Scope and Contents
Various notes and letters.1. Letter from A. Sheppard, 12 February 1771, giving the dates of commencement of university terms.2. A balance of payments, 30 October 1810.3. Account between Maskelyne and the Board of Longitude, 6 October 1810.4. Note for Mrs Edwards, a comparer, relating to some observations.5. Dates on which pieces for the 1816 'Nautical Almanac' were received from the computers, 1810-1811.6. A letter to John Crosley, 15 October...
Dates:
1771 - 1811
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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Correspondence regarding the award of £150 to Henry Andrews, 1815
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/1: 203-213
Scope and Contents
The award was given for his work on the calculation of the 'Nautical Almanac'.
Dates:
1815
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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Correspondence with Henry Andrews, 1793 - 1812
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/22: 118-123
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...
Dates:
1793 - 1812
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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Diary of tasks for Henry Andrews to compute, 1794 - 1813
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 8v-10r
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1794 - 1813
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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Letters from Maskelyne to Henry Andrews, 1768 - 1811
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/149
Scope and Contents
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Dates:
1768 - 1811
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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List of computers and comparers for the 'Nautical Almanac', 1803 - 1810
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 4r-5v
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1803 - 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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List of computers and comparers for the 'Nautical Almanac', 1811 - 1814
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 25r-25v
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1811 - 1814
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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List of computers and comparers for the 'Nautical Almanac', 1815 - 1816
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 30v
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1815 - 1816
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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Mr John Pond's Vouchers, 1812 - 1818
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/19: 3-40
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Vouchers of John Pond and Dr Thomas Young for payments to tradesmen and others.
Dates:
1812 - 1818
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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Note on a task for Henry Andrews to compute, 1809-08-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 12v
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1809-08-19
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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Orders and memoranda for paper and the sending of copies of the 'Nautical Almanac', 1790 - 1804
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/324: 2r-3v
Scope and Contents
From the File:
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Dates:
1790 - 1804
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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Petitions from Henry Andrews and William Henry Andrews, 1815 - 1826
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/11: 4-11
Scope and Contents
Petition for superannuation from Henry Andrews, a computer of the 'Nautical Almanac' and a reply from the Board, and a petition from William Henry Andrews (son of Henry Andrews) for employment for his son.
Dates:
1815 - 1826
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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