Greenwich
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 310 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his father, William Gooch, Apr. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 28-30
Scope and Contents
Concerning the route of the voyage, and his prospects and plans in South America.
Dates:
Apr. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
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Mm
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
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Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his mother, Sarah Gooch, 29 Apr. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 31-32
Scope and Contents
Concerning whether or not he would go abroad, Dr Maskelyne's close observation of him, his tasks at Greenwich, and clothing required for the voyage.
Dates:
29 Apr. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
/
Mm
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Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
/
Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
Series
Letter from William Gooch to his parents, 21 Apr. 1791
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Mm.06.48: 26-27
Scope and Contents
Concerning an interview with Nevil Maskelyne.
Dates:
21 Apr. 1791
Conditions Governing Access:
From the File:
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Two-letter class: western post-medieval manuscripts
/
Mm
/
Letters, Memoranda, and Journal, containing the History of Mr William Gooch [Fellow of Caius College], Astronomer of the Daedalus Transport
/
Letters from William Gooch
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Letters from William Gooch to his parents, William and Sarah Gooch
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Letter from William Manwaring, Paddington, 1799-12-17
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/187/32: 1-2
Scope and Contents
The letter was sent with gifts of a pair of pigeons and some pears. The letter is covered with various computations in Maskelyne's hand.
Dates:
1799-12-17
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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Letter from William Marsden, Fort Marlborough (Bengkulu in Indonesia), 1772-11-25
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 4/187/6: 1-2
Scope and Contents
In the letter Marsden praises Maskelyne's 'British Mariner's Guide' and method of finding longitude, and relates his own observations made with a sextant.
Dates:
1772-11-25
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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Letter listing Arnold chronometers returned by Captain Beaufort, 1834-01-06
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 228
Scope and Contents
Sent from Arnold and Dent to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1834-01-06
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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Letter listing repairs to chronometer Nos. 305, 446 and 825, 1831-04-28
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 188
Scope and Contents
Sent from Thomas Earnshaw to John Pond.
Dates:
1831-04-28
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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Letter objecting to the withdrawal of chronometers from a trial, 1829-09-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 127-128
Scope and Contents
Sent from J. Abacar to John Pond.
Dates:
1829-09-02
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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Letter offering chronometers for sale, 1828-07-22
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 82-83
Scope and Contents
Sent from Henry Gardner to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1828-07-22
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).
File
Letter on Greenwich Park, 1954-08-20
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 9/206
Scope and Contents
A copy of a letter from R. Atkinson to the Superintendent of Greenwich Park.
Dates:
1954-08-20
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).
Item
Letter querying request from the Royal Observatory to collect chronometer No.765, 1829-09-16
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 138
Scope and Contents
Sent from Henry Appleton to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-09-16
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).
Item
Letter reporting condition of chronometer No. 388 and cost of repair, 1835-01-10
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 234
Scope and Contents
Sent from Barraud and Sons to John Pond.
Dates:
1835-01-10
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).
Item
Letter reporting condition of chronometer No. 929, 1831-06-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 193
Scope and Contents
Sent from Richard Widenham to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1831-06-06
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).
Item
Letter reporting cost of repairing a pocket chronometer, 1831-08-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 199
Scope and Contents
Sent from Parkinson & Frodsham to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1831-08-11
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).
Item
Letter reporting on anticipated variation in rates to chronometers following experiment with magnets, 1833-01-14
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 215
Scope and Contents
Sent from Arnold and Dent to Thomas Taylor. The chronometers listed are Nos. 274, 582, 600, 605, 606, 608, 615 and 657.
Dates:
1833-01-14
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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Letter reporting on condition and repair cost for chronometer No. 388, 1830-11-18
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 176
Scope and Contents
Sent from Barraud & Sons to John Pond.
Dates:
1830-11-18
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition and repairs for chronometer Nos. 3093, 3180 and 4300, 1828-09-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 85
Scope and Contents
Sent from James Moore French to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1828-09-11
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of a chronometer, 1829-06-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 106
Scope and Contents
Sent from Richard Webster to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-06-11
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of a chronometer and cost of repair, 1831-11-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 209-209A
Scope and Contents
Sent from Thomas Porthouse to Thomas Taylor. Also includes a letter acknowledging a request for Mr Porthouse to attend the Royal Observatory.
Dates:
1831-11-05
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Appleton chronometer No. 45, 1830-12-17
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 177
Scope and Contents
Sent from Henry Appleton to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1830-12-17
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Brocklebank chronometer Nos. 415 and 582, 1830-09-11
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 170
Scope and Contents
Sent from Edward Dent to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1830-09-11
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Carter chronometer No. 131 and cost of repair, 1834-04-28
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 232
Scope and Contents
Sent from John Carter to John Pond.
Dates:
1834-04-28
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Cathro chronometer No. 1512, 1829-12-14
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 151
Scope and Contents
Sent from Robert Molyneux to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1829-12-14
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of Chandler chronometer No. 669, 1831-07-15
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 198
Scope and Contents
Sent from Molyneux and Sons to Thomas Taylor
Dates:
1831-07-15
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).
Item
Letter reporting on condition of chronometer No. 51 and cost for repair, 1831-07-07
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/237: 195
Scope and Contents
Sent from George Heyes to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1831-07-07
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).