Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist)
Person
Found in 303 Collections and/or Records:
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Application for employment from William Turnbull, 1828-05-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/12: 457-459
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1828-05-28
Conditions Governing Access:
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Captain [Arthur Batt] Bingham on a perpetual log, 1823
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 247-249
Scope and Contents
Letter to Dr Thomas Young requesting to submit a model of a perpetual log invented and used by Bingham while in command of the ship HMS Dover. He also provides a description of the log and how it should be used.
Dates:
1823
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Copy of a letter from Dr Thomas Young to F. Parkinson, 1823-06-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 415
Scope and Contents
Informing Parkinson that his nautical instrument has been rejected by the Board.
Dates:
1823-06-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
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F. Parkinson on an instrument for working certain operations in navigation
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Copy of a letter from Dr Thomas Young to James Scrymgeour, 1824-03-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 415-416
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
Three letters from Scrymgeour to Dr Thomas Young, with a copy of a reply from Young.
Dates:
1824-03-28
Conditions Governing Access:
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Copy of a letter from Rev. Fearon Fallows to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-06-18
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 126
Scope and Contents
Concerning his first catalogue of the principle fixed stars and remarks upon it.
Dates:
1823-06-18
Conditions Governing Access:
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Cover letter from Mr Croker to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-07-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 298
Scope and Contents
Concerning the letter from Thomas Bannerman at [RGO 14/37: 299-300].
Dates:
1822-07-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Cover letter from Sir John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-07-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 577-577a
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing a letter by G. Davidson for presentation before the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1819-07-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Cover note from John Wilson Croker to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-10-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 432
Scope and Contents
Enclosing a letter from Thomas Jordan; see [RGO 14/24: 433-434].
Dates:
1827-10-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Duplicate of a letter from Charles Hudson to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-11-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 336-339
Scope and Contents
The original letter is at [RGO 14/37: 328-331].
Dates:
1824-11-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Duplicate of a letter from Charles Hudson to Dr Thomas Young, 1825-01-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 344-346
Scope and Contents
The original letter is at [RGO 14/37: 340-343].
Dates:
1825-01-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter and account of tools and equipment ordered from Messrs. Holtzapffel and Deyerlein, 1821-04-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 175-177
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Observations and correspondence regarding miscellaneous astronomical matters.
Dates:
1821-04-02
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 and drawing concerning a 'calitsa', 1819-02-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 90-92
Scope and Contents
Couch's proposed 'calitsa' was a vessel for conveying seamen or troops safely from ship to shore through surf.
Dates:
1819-02-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter and drawing concerning a surf boat, 1819-01-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 87-89
Scope and Contents
Sent to Dr Thomas Young.
Dates:
1819-01-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter and printed paper on finding the longitude by an altitude of the moon, 1823-01-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 314-315
Scope and Contents
Sent from Thomas Hedgcock to Dr Thomas Young.
Dates:
1823-01-06
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods of establishing longitude by lunar methods other than lunar distances
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Thomas Hedgcock on finding the longitude by an altitude of the sun, moon or star
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Letter and treatise from James Fosbury, 1819-05-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 138-144
Scope and Contents
Letter from Fosbury to Thomas Young enclosing a treatise on the magnet.
Dates:
1819-05-06
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 and treatise on finding longitude by James Fosbury, 1819-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 130-137
Scope and Contents
Letter from Fosbury to Thomas Young enclosing a treatise on longitude from his forthcoming work on 'the inconsistency of the Newtonian System of Philosophical Astronomy'.
Dates:
1819-04-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter concerning the inability of Peter Lecount to serve during Captain Parry's Arctic expedition, 1821-03-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/68: 258-260
Scope and Contents
Sent from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young.
Dates:
1821-03-21
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from A. Robertson and S.P. Rigaud to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-04-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 74
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes accounts of the rates of chronometers, reports on chronometer trials, and eleven related letters.
Dates:
1823-04-22
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Alexander Sim to Dr Thomas Young, 1825
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 480-480a
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letter and examples of his proposed method.
Dates:
1825
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 Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-06-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 203-203a
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Three letters from Andrew Templeton of the Glasgow Astronomical Society.
Dates:
1822-06-14
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1826-03-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 204
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Three letters from Andrew Templeton of the Glasgow Astronomical Society.
Dates:
1826-03-10
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 Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-03-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 205-205a
Scope and Contents
Acknowledging receipt of a Navy Bill for £300 for the telescope.
Dates:
1827-03-20
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 Archimedes George Chambers on an instrument for finding longitude, 1823
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 422-423a
Scope and Contents
Sent to Dr Thomas Young.
Dates:
1823
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 Benjamin A. Austin to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-04-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 283-284
Scope and Contents
On finding longitude by an observation of the sun on the meridian, referenced with a timekeeper.
Dates:
1821-04-02
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 Bingham Richards to Dr Thomas Young, 1826-08-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 133-133a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1826-08-04
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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