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Notes on a trial of Thomas Cumming's chronometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, 1820-06-24 - 1820-11-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 363
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Tables and notes on the rate of a chronometer by Thomas Cumming which was tested at the Royal Society and Royal Observatory, Greenwich; with three related letters from C.G. Briscoe and Cumming.

Dates: 1820-06-24 - 1820-11-01
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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Table of the daily variation of Thomas Cumming's chronometer, 1819-09-20 - 1820-12-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 354-359
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Tables and notes on the rate of a chronometer by Thomas Cumming which was tested at the Royal Society and Royal Observatory, Greenwich; with three related letters from C.G. Briscoe and Cumming.

Dates: 1819-09-20 - 1820-12-27
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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