Report by Lord Hugh Seymour on timekeepers put on board the HMS Sans Pareil, 1796-08-16
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 167-168
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Includes accounts of the rates of his chronometers Green and Blue, as tried at the Royal Observatory, reports outlining objections to his petition, and seven letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1796-08-16
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Originator(s)
Seymour, Lord Hugh
Finding aid date
2012-08-14 12:41:43+00:00
Subject
- Mudge, Thomas, c1715 - 1794 (horologist) (Person)
- Earnshaw, Thomas, 1749 - 1829 (maker of watches and chronometers) (Person)
- Brockbank (& Atkins, chronometer makers) (Person)
- Mudge, Thomas, 1760 - 1843 (writer on horology) (Person)
- HMS Sans Pareil (Organization)
Repository Details
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