Mechain, Pierre Francois Andre, 1744 - 1804 (astronomer and surveyor)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from Pierre Mechain
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/7
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An undated photostat of a letter in French from Pierre Mechain to Nevil Maskelyne, 14 September 1786, concerning observations of the planet Uranus discovered by W. Herschel (which he refers to as the 'comet'), and mentioning the work of Laplace with regard to Saturn and Jupiter.
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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 to Sir Joseph Banks
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/74
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An undated photostat of a letter from Nevil Maskelyne to Sir Joseph Banks, 9 May 1803, informing him that an instrument being made by Brinkley is not yet complete and that he has been told by Joseph de Lalande that Mechain has set out to make observations on the island of Majorca.
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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Papers of Caroline Herschel, 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 35/170/1
Scope and Contents
1. Comets1/1.1. Book of Observations, 28 August 1782 - 5 February 1787.1/1.2. Book of Observations, 7 July 1788 - 15 August 1797.1/1.3. Book of Observations, 25 August 1797 - 31 January 1824.1/1.4. Journal, 19 July 1791 - 22 January 1795.1/1.5. Index.1/2. Observations of the Thermometer and Barometer.1/3. Notes and correspondence regarding the eight comets discovered by Caroline Herschel, including letters by Caroline and William...
Dates:
1936
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).