Correspondence on chronometers, 1859 - 1865
Scope and Contents
Correspondence on the workings of, repairs to, ratings of, and transactions involving chronometers. The volume includes papers on the Westminster Clock and Bell; addresses of chronometer makers; printed papers about Jurgensen and Sons, chronometer makers; new balance springs, 1859-1864; trials and ratings of chronometers for the Indian Store Department; a report on chronometers used aboard HMS 'Hecate'; and a letter by J. Rodwell Hux on the history of horology. The correspondents include C.A.F. Peters, J. Washington, C.F.A. Shadwell, A. de Morgan, G.H. Richards and J.W. Lubbock.
Dates
- Creation: 1859 - 1865
Creator
- From the Management Group: Royal Greenwich Observatory (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
1 volume(s) (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
J5/106
Finding aid date
2006-01-06 11:51:39+00:00
Subject
- Morgan, Augustus de, 1806 - 1871 (mathematician) (Person)
- Peters, Christian August Friedrich, 1806 - 1880 (astronomer) (Person)
- Lubbock, John William, Sir, 1803 - 1865 (3rd Baronet, astronomer and banker) (Person)
- Washington, John, 1800 - 1863 (Rear Admiral, hydrographer) (Person)
- Richards, George Henry, Sir, 1820 - 1896 (Knight, naval officer and hydrographer) (Person)
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