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Copy of a letter to John Croker concerning an omission in winding the chronometers on 21 July [1834], 1835-02-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 61v
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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: 1835-02-07
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 an offer to sell chronometer No. 21, 1829-09-13 - 1829-10-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 144-145
Scope and Contents

Included is a copy of a letter sent from Henry Gardner to John Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty.

Dates: 1829-09-13 - 1829-10-08
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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Letter requesting that chronometer No. 20 be retained at the Royal Observatory, 1829-10-01 - 1829-10-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 141-142
Scope and Contents

Included is a letter sent from John Croker, Secretary to the Admiralty, to Henry Gardner concerning the purchase of chronometer No. 21. Sent from Henry Gardner to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-10-01 - 1829-10-03
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: Taylor, Thomas J, 1772 (assistant at Royal Observatory) X
  • Names: Croker, John Wilson, 1780 - 1857 (politician and essayist) X

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Gardner, Henry, fl1805 - 1837 (silversmith) 2