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Letter reporting on condition of Earnshaw chronometer No. 814 and cost of repairs, 1829-10-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 147
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Sent from Edward John Dent to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-10-14
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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Letter reporting on condition of Gardner chronometer No.20, 1830-03-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 153
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Sent from Robert Molyneux to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-03-01
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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Letter reporting on condition of James McCabe chronometer and cost of repair, 1831-10-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 204
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Sent from McCabes and Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1831-10-21
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 reporting on condition of James McCabe chronometer No. 162, 1831-05-25

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 190
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Sent from McCabes & Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1831-05-25
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 reporting on condition of James McCabe chronometer No. 187 and cost for repair, 1831-06-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 196
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Sent from McCabes and Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1831-06-08
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 reporting on condition of James McCabe chronometer No. 194 and cost of repair, 1833-08-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 219
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Sent from McCabes and Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1833-08-01
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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Letter reporting on condition of Margetts chronometer No. 163, 1830-08-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 165
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Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-08-31
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 reporting on condition of McCabe chronometer No. 169 and cost of repair, 1834-04-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 231
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Sent from McCabe and Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1834-04-16
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 reporting on condition of McCabes and Strachan chronometer Nos. 167 and 168 and cost of repair, 1833-08-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 223
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Sent from McCabes and Strachan to Thomas Young.

Dates: 1833-08-17
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 reporting on condition of Murray chronometer No. 512 and cost of repair, 1832-10-31

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 213
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Sent from James Murray to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1832-10-31
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 reporting on condition of Parkinson & Frodsham chronometer No. 699 and cost of repair, 1831-08-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 200
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Sent from Arnold & Dent to John Pond.

Dates: 1831-08-20
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 reporting on condition of two chronometers, 1829-09-18

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 139
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The chronometers are Jackson No. 512 and Pennington No. 171. Sent from William Johnson to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-09-18
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 reporting on cost of repairing chronometer No. 671, 1830-11-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 175
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Sent from Edward Baker to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-11-09
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 reporting on cost of repairs to a chronometer, 1834-07-04

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 233
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Sent from Thomas Porthouse to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1834-07-04
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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Letter reporting on examination of chronometer Nos. 255, 417, 535, 540, 554, 556 and 2182, 1826-03-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 40
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Sent from John Roger Arnold to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1826-03-20
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 reporting on repair costs and progress for Cathro chronometer No. 1512 and Brocklebank chronometer No. 433, 1831-04-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 182
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Sent from Molyneux and Sons to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1831-04-20
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 reporting on repairs for chronometer No. 6303 and costs, 1829-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 150
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Sent from Edward John Dent to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-10
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 reporting on repairs to chronometer No. 1703, 1829-01-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 94
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Sent from G & R Cathro to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-01-12
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 reporting on repairs to chronometers, 1829-05-21

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 102
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The chronometers are Smith No. 27, Mudge No. 5, and Lancaster No. 566

Dates: 1829-05-21
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 reporting on repairs to Cope & Molyneux chronometer No. 403, 1829-01

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 92
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Sent from Robert Molyneux to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1829-01
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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Letter reporting on the condition of Appleton chronometer No. 20 and the cost of repair, 1834-03-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 229
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Sent from Henry Appleton to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1834-03-14
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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Letter reporting on the condition of Appleton chronometer No. 28, 1830-06-17

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 157
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Sent from Henry Appleton to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-06-17
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 reporting on the condition of Appleton chronometer No. 35 and the cost of repair, 1833-08-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 222
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Sent from Henry Appleton to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1833-08-08
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 reporting on the condition of chronometer No. 167, 1830-06-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 158
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Sent from McCabes and Strachan to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1830-06-24
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 reporting on the condition of chronometer No. 2536, 1826-08-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 51
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Sent from John Baird to Thomas Taylor.

Dates: 1826-08-08
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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McCabes & Strachan, chronometer makers 17
Arnold, John Roger, 1769 - 1843 (watch and chronometer maker) 14
Parkinson and Frodsham, chronometer, clock and watch makers 11
Barraud and Sons, watch and chronometer makers 9
Molyneux, Robert, fl1815 - 1840 (horologist) 9
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Murray, James, 1780 - 1847 (chronometer maker) 9
Arnold & Dent, watch and chronometer makers 8
Appleton, Henry, fl1831 - 1852 (chronometer maker) 7
Young, Thomas, 1773 - 1829 (physician, physicist and egyptologist) 7
Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774 - 1857 (Knight, Rear Admiral and hydrographer) 6
Bensley, Thomas, 1759 - 1835 (printer) 6
Dent, Edward John, 1790 - 1853 (chronometer maker) 6
Dunkin, William, fl1815 - 1828 (computer) 6
French, James Moore, fl1808 - 1842 (chronometer maker) 6
Gardner, Henry, fl1805 - 1837 (silversmith) 6
Jenkins, Henry, fl1819 - 1828 (computer) 6
Johnson, William, fl1809 - 1842 (watch and clockmaker) 6
Porthouse, Thomas, c1794 - 1860 (watch & chronometer maker) 6
Baker, Edward, fl1822 - 1834 (chronometer maker) 5
Becher, Alexander Bridport, 1796 - 1876 (Captain Royal Navy, Hydrographer) 5
Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers) 5
Edwards, Eliza, fl1815 - 1829 (computer) 5
James, Nicholas, fl1799 - 1828 (computer and schoolmaster) 5
Webster, Richard, fl1786 - 1851 (chronometer maker) 5
Brown, Thomas, fl1809 - 1828 (computer) 4
Cotterell, Thomas, fl1822 - 1835 (chronometer maker) 4
D. and W. Morice, clock and watchmaker 4
Dollond, George, 1774 - 1852 (maker of optical and scientific instruments) 4
Jones, Thomas, 1775 - 1852 (maker of scientific instruments) 4
Lee, Stephen, fl1813 - 1834 (Assistant Secretary, Royal Society) 4
Longman and Dickinson 4
Meikle, Henry, fl1818 - 1820 (computer) 4
Arnold, John, c1736 - 1799 (watch and chronometer maker) 3
Carey, George, fl1821 - 1824 (teacher of mathematics) 3
Chinnery, J F, fl1821 - 1829 (custom house agent) 3
Cox, W C, fl1823 - 1831 (agent to John Arnold & Son, superintendent of chronometers at Devonport) 3
Croker, John Wilson, 1780 - 1857 (politician and essayist) 3
Dyer, John Jones, fl1822 - 1825 (Chief Clerk at the Admiralty Office) 3
Earnshaw, Thomas, fl1774 - 1854 (maker of watches and chronometers) 3
Granges, Peter Des, fl1784 - 1842 (watchmaker) 3
John Murray, publishers 3
Martyn, Richard, fl1808 - 1828 (computer) 3
Pond, John, 1767 - 1836 (astronomer) 3
Roskell, Robert, fl1796 - 1843 (chronometer maker) 3
Taylor, Thomas Glanville, 1804 - 1848 (astronomer) 3
Wilson, John, fl1814 - 1828 (Captain Royal Navy) 3
Barrow, John, Sir, 1764 - 1848 (1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty) 2
Brockbank (& Atkins, chronometer makers) 2
Cope, C (. James (fl 1820-1829) watchmaker) 2
Crosley, John, 1762 - 1817 (astronomer) 2
Ellicott, Edward, fl1774 - 1836 (clockmaker) 2
Goffe, William, fl1829 (chronometer maker) 2
HMS Heron, brig-sloop (1812-1831) 2
HMS Owen Glendower, frigate (1808-1884) 2
HMS Tribune, frigate (1803-1839) 2
Hewitt, Thomas, 1799 - 1867 (watch and chronometer maker) 2
Heyes, George, fl1829 (chronometer maker) 2
Kater, Henry, 1777 - 1835 (geodesist and metrologist) 2
Lowden, W, fl1829 - 1836 (chronometer maker) 2
Molyneux and Sons, clock and watch makers 2
Mudge, Thomas, c1715 - 1794 (horologist) 2
Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788 - 1883 (Knight, army officer and physicist) 2
Troughton, Edward, 1753 - 1835 (scientific instrument maker) 2
Walker, John, 1787 - 1873 (engraver and mapmaker) 2
Young, Charles, fl1805 - 1831 (watch and chronometer maker) 2
Abacar, J, fl1829 (seller of chronometers) 1
Adams, John Quincy, 1767 - 1848 (President of the United States) 1
Admiralty 1
Allan, James, fl1809 - 1820 (scientific instrument maker) 1
Andrews, Henry, 1744 - 1820 (astronomer and astrologer) 1
Babbage, Charles, 1791 - 1871 (mathematician) 1
Baily, Francis, 1774 - 1844 (stockbroker and astronomer) 1
Baird, John, fl1826 - 1830 (clock and watchmaker) 1
Barwise, John, fl1790 - 1841 (chronometer maker) 1
Bathurst, Walter, 1764 - 1827 (Captain Royal Navy) 1
Bayfield, Henry Wolsey, 1795 - 1885 (Admiralty Surveyor) 1
Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1784 - 1846 (astronomer and mathematician) 1
Breguet, Louis (Antoine (b 1776) horologist) 1
Bremer, James John Gordon, Sir, 1786 - 1850 (Knight, Rear Admiral) 1
Bridgeman, Charles Orlando, 1791 - 1860 (Vice Admiral) 1
Brinkley, John, 1763 - 1835 (Bishop of Cloyne, astronomer) 1
Brooke, Charles, 1804 - 1879 (surgeon and inventor of measuring instruments) 1
Cary, William, 1759 - 1825 (maker of scientific instruments) 1
Cubitt, William, Sir, 1785 - 1861 (Knight, civil engineer) 1
Cummins, Thomas, 1785 - 1837 (chronometer and clockmaker) 1
Drinkwater, Charles Ramsay, 1802 - 1884 (Officer Royal Navy) 1
Drury, William O'Bryen, 1811 (Vice Admiral) 1
Dundas, Richard Saunders, Sir, 1802 - 1861 (Knight, Vice Admiral) 1
Elliot, George, Sir, 1784 - 1863 (Knight, Admiral, MP) 1
Encke, Johann Franz, 1791 - 1865 (astronomer) 1
Everest, George, Sir, 1790 - 1866 (Knight, military engineer) 1
Fallows, Fearon, c1788 - 1831 (astronomer) 1
Faraday, Michael, 1791 - 1867 (natural philosopher) 1
Fisher, George, 1794 - 1873 (astronomer) 1
Fitzroy, Robert, 1805 - 1865 (hydrographer and meteorologist) 1
Fletcher, William, 1846 (Captain Royal Navy) 1
Flinders, Matthew, 1774 - 1814 (naval officer and hydrographer) 1
Franklin, John, Sir, 1786 - 1847 (Knight, Rear Admiral, Arctic Explorer) 1
G and R Cathro, watchmakers 1
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