Correspondence regarding the recalculation of observations made on HMS Investigator, 1811 - 1814
Scope and Contents
Seventeen letters from Captain Matthew Flinders, his brother Lieutenant Samuel Ward Flinders, the astronomer John Crosley, Captain Thomas Hurd and the Astronomer Royal, John Pond. Also included are copies of relevant minutes of the Board of Longitude, a proposal by Captain Flinders that the whole of the calculations for the voyage should be calculated, and a petition by Samuel Ward Flinders for remuneration for work he had done on the observations.
Dates
- Creation: 1811 - 1814
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
35 folio(s) (35 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Flinders, Matthew; Flinders, Samuel Ward; Pond, John; Hurd, Thomas; Crosley, John
Finding aid date
2011-12-17 15:38:14+00:00
Subject
- HMS Investigator, survey sloop (1801-1810) (Organization)
Repository Details
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