Derbyshire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
Letter book A, 1674 - 1719
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 1/33
Scope and Contents
Accounts and other records of a Derbyshire lead-mining concern, March 1674 - January 1688 (4v-97r, 216r-221r, 225v-236v), written in Steven Flamsteed's hand, and featuring his signature and that of Cornelius Vermuyden. The book was used subsequently by John Flamsteed for copies, written in various hands, of letters dating from 10 July 1688 onwards, chiefly January 1698 - 25 April 1719. There are notes about negotiations over the publication of Flamsteed's works (passim between 121r and 132r,...
Dates:
1674 - 1719
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).
Sub-Series
Lunar, planetary and stellar calculations, 1667 - 1718
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 1/65
Scope and Contents
Lunar, planetary and stellar calculations by Flamsteed, Abraham Sharp and Abraham Ryley, 454 folios (foliated continuously). Some of the lunar calculations are on the backs of records of court cases in Derbyshire.
Dates:
1667 - 1718
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).