Letter book containing outgoing correspondence, 1782 - 1810
Scope and Contents
Outgoing correspondence regarding many astronomical and nautical subjects, including accounts with printers, the production of the 'Nautical Almanac', expeditions to Australia, a reward for a method of making glass of a sufficient quality for instruments, the trial of various timepieces and their employment on board Royal Navy vessels, replies to projectors proposing various methods of finding longitude at sea, and instructions for astronomers (including William Gooch on board the Daedalus [RGO 14/9: 61v-64v], John Crosley on HMS Providence [RGO 14/9: 70r-72v] and HMS Investigator [RGO 14/9: 99r-104v], and James Inman on HMS Investigator [RGO 14/9: 109v-113v]). The correspondence is arranged chronologically and is dominated by communications with the Admiralty.
Dates
- Creation: 1782 - 1810
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume (134 ff.))
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Vol. IX
Original geographic information
Africa [subject]
Original geographic information
Australia [subject]
Original geographic information
North Pacific Ocean [subject]
Finding aid date
2006-05-02 10:24:38+00:00
Subject
- HMS Providence, sloop (1791-1797) (Organization)
- Admiralty (Organization)
- Kendall, Larcum, 1719 - 1790 (watchmaker) (Person)
- Crosley, John, 1762 - 1817 (astronomer) (Person)
- Bayly, William, 1737 - 1810 (astronomer) (Person)
- Arnold, John, c1736 - 1799 (watch and chronometer maker) (Person)
- Inman, James, 1776 - 1859 (mathematician and writer on navigation) (Person)
- Royal Navy (Organization)
- Vancouver, George, 1758 - 1798 (explorer) (Person)
- Flinders, Matthew, 1774 - 1814 (naval officer and hydrographer) (Person)
- Gooch, William, c1770 - 1792 (astronomer) (Person)
- Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, 1750 - 1848 (astronomer) (Person)
- Dawes, William, 1762 - 1836 (astronomer and colonial administrator) (Person)
- Royal Observatory, Greenwich (Organization)
- Bradley, John, fl1769 - 1787 (astronomer, nephew of James Bradley) (Person)
- Parker, Harold, Sir, 1735 - 1812 (6th Baronet and Secretary of the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Elmsley, Peter, 1736 - 1802 (bookseller) (Person)
- Vallancey, Charles, 1721 - 1812 (General, engineer and antiquary) (Person)
- Popham, Home Riggs, Sir, 1762 - 1820 (Knight, Rear-Admiral) (Person)
- HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810) (Organization)
- Observatoire de Paris (Organization)
- Thompson, William, fl1817 (Captain Royal Navy) (Person)
- Daedalus, store ship (fl 1791-1792) (Organization)
- Edwards, Mary, c1750 - 1815 (computer) (Person)
- Richardson, William, fl1766 - 1787 (printer) (Person)
- Mudge, John, fl1791 (naval officer) (Person)
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