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Table comparing the rate of Thomas Cumming's chronometer with those by Earnshaw and others, 1822

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 368-377

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-file:

Tables and notes on the rate of a chronometer by Thomas Cumming which was tested at the Royal Society and Royal Observatory, Greenwich; with three related letters from C.G. Briscoe and Cumming.

Dates

  • Creation: 1822

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

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Extent

10 folio(s) (10 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: circa.

Originator(s)

[Royal Observatory, Greenwich?]

Finding aid date

2012-08-01 16:34:16+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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