Reports by the Astronomer Royal, 1783 - 1809
Scope and Contents
Reports from Nevil Maskelyne on the merits of petitions submitted to the Board of Longitude. Most of the petitions are concerned with various methods of discovering longitude at sea. Includes a report titled 'Remarks on Mr Earnshaw's Petition', and a list of Charles Mason's papers presented to the Board of Longitude.
Dates
- Creation: 1783 - 1809
Creator
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Extent
34 folio(s) (34 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Maskelyne, Nevil
Finding aid date
2011-11-24 16:48:03+00:00
Subject
- Mason, Charles, 1728 - 1786 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
- Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers) (Person)
- Ríos, José de Mendoza y, c1762 - 1816 (naval officer and astronomer) (Person)
- Smethurst, Samuel, fl1786 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Fyot, François Marie, fl1771 - 1785 (Mathematician and inventor) (Person)
- Cooke, John, fl1813 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Ferguson, F, fl1806 - 1807 (schoolmaster) (Person)
- Pellizer, Joseph Emanuel De, fl1789 - 1804 (clergyman) (Person)
- Douglas, George, fl1786 - 1814 (mathematician) (Person)
- Walker, Ezekiel, fl1783 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Cruchent, J B de, fl1792 (Person)
- Weston, William, fl1785 - 1787 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
- Chevalier, Somay, fl1809 (petitioner to the Board of Longitude) (Person)
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