Ramsden, Jesse, 1735 - 1800 (optician and mechanician)
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-01-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 241-244
Scope and Contents
Concerning the rate of the Board of Longitude's watch; the provision of books; the testing of instruments intended for the observatory; the discovery of damage to a sextant; and his request for an advance of a year's subsistence.
Dates:
1787-01-16
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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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-02-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 251-252
Scope and Contents
Concerning repairs to a sextant by Mr Ramsden and supplies for the observatory.
Dates:
1787-02-08
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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