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Correspondence on chronometers, 1822 - 1835

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/233: 1-64

Scope and Contents

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

  • Creation: 1822 - 1835

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

69 folio(s) (69 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Originator(s)

Pond, John

Original geographic information

Greenwich [origination]

Finding aid date

2013-04-22 10:15:10+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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