Correspondence regarding the claim by Maria Victoria Mayer, widow of Tobias Mayer, for the reward owed to her late husband for the creation of his lunar tables for determining longitude at sea, 1763 - 1765
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/1: 144-155
Scope and Contents
Includes a declaration in German signed by Mrs Mayer.
Dates
- Creation: 1763 - 1765
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
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Extent
12 folio(s) (12 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 15:55:59+00:00
Subject
Repository Details
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