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Copy of a letter to Mr Arnold requesting a chronometer for HMS Tartar under Captain Thomas Browne, 1822-11-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 9v/2
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Copies of outgoing correspondence from Astronomer Royal, John Pond, and his assistant, Thomas Taylor, at the Royal Observatory. Some of the letters are addressed to chronometer makers. Note that correspondence to more than one person often appears on the same page.

Dates: 1822-11-16
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 concerning the return of three chronometers from Captain Brown of HMS Vigo, 1822-01-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 26
Scope and Contents

Sent from John Barrow to John Pond.

Dates: 1822-01-14
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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  • Names: Arnold, John Roger, 1769 - 1843 (watch and chronometer maker) X
  • Names: Browne, Thomas, 1851 (Captain Royal Navy) X

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Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) 1
Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers) 1
HMS Tartar, frigate (1814-1859) 1
HMS Vigo, ship of the line (1810-1865) 1