Recommendations on rewards, 1818 - 1819
Scope and Contents
Recommendations by members of the Board of Longitude on the nature and conditions of the reward to be offered for the finding of longitude at sea. The correspondents include Davies Gilbert, Professor Abram Robertson and Captain Henry Kater.
Dates
- Creation: 1818 - 1819
Creator
- Robertson, Abram, 1751 - 1826 (mathematician and astronomer) (Person)
- Gilbert, Davies, 1767 - 1839 (MP, scientist and antiquary) (Person)
- Kater, Henry, 1777 - 1835 (geodesist and metrologist) (Person)
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Extent
9 folio(s) (9 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Gilbert, Davies; Robertson, Abram; Kater, Henry
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 15:52:56+00:00
Repository Details
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