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Clock Books, 1806 - 1940

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 150/5

Scope and Contents

A large set of 'Clock Books' recording Clock Errors. Includes:

17 volumes recording 'Apparent errors of the Sidereal Standard Clock, and adopted clock rates and clock errors at 0h Sidereal', for 1806-1813, 1899-1911, 1919-1921, 1929-1940 (on printed Forms No. 8 and 8*);

3 volumes of 'Apparent errors of the Sidereal Standard Clock, and adopted clock rates and clock errors at 0h Sidereal' retitled 'E & E Personal Equation Determination', 1895-1909 (on printed Forms No. 8*);

2 volumes recording 'clock comparisons with standard' for 1924-1927 (on printed Forms No. 15).

Dates

  • Creation: 1806 - 1940

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Management Group:

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Extent

6 archive box(es) (22 volumes) : paper

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

Contact:
Cambridge University Library
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Cambridge CB3 9DR United Kingdom