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Geodesy

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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Papers on geodesy, 1874 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/145
Scope and Contents (1) Papers relating to the North American BoundaryCorrespondence with C. Frodsham and Co. concerning clocks by Lindsay Russell on trial at the Royal Observatory, 1874.(2) Papers relating to the North American Boundary west of Lake in the WoodsCorrespondence with Captain L. Anderson, Royal Engineers, concerning the determination of the 49th Parallel and the methods to be used, with a map of the area, a memorandum of progress and the Astronomer Royal's...
Dates: 1874 - 1895
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).
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Papers on the British Geodetic Survey, 1876 - 1904

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/141
Scope and Contents Request from Sir George Airy for a copy of 'Report of the Progress of the Ordnance Survey', with a reply from the Secretary of H.M. Office of Works, 1876.Letter from Sir George Airy to Col. Clarke R.E. requesting a contour map of the Malvern Hills, with a letter of rejection, 1877.Correspondence relating to the death of General Cameron, 1878.Correspondence relating to the retirement of Col. Clarke, 1881.Cuttings from 'The Times' relating to the Ordnance...
Dates: 1876 - 1904
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).