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Blank printed forms acknowledging the safe arrival of chronometers at the Royal Observatory, 1823

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/229: 148-149

Scope and Contents

From the File:

Correspondence between the Admiralty Office and the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, requesting the loan of chronometers for H M Ships. The principal recipient is John Pond; the principal correspondent is John Barrow. Other correspondents include John Croker, Richard S. Dundas, G. Smith, John Franklin and Sir William Edward Parry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1823

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: circa.

Originator(s)

Royal Observatory, Greenwich

Finding aid date

2013-02-20 11:14:04+00:00

Repository Details

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