Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-03-20
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 255-256
Scope and Contents
Concerning supplies of instruments and other preparations.
Dates
- Creation: 1787-03-20
Creator
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Extent
2 folio(s) (2 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
London [destination]
Original geographic information
Portsmouth [origination]
Original geographic information
Sydney [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-11-22 11:21:06+00:00
Subject
- Maskelyne, Nevil, 1732 - 1811 (astronomer and mathematician) (Recipient, Person)
- Kendall, Larcum, 1719 - 1790 (watchmaker) (Person)
- Ramsden, Jesse, 1735 - 1800 (optician and mechanician) (Person)
- Sydney Observatory (Organization)
- HMS Sirius, merchantman (c 1780-1790) (Organization)
Geographic
Repository Details
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