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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from William Evans to the Board of Longitude, 1794-04-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 118
Scope and Contents
Written to amend mistakes in his previous calculations.
Dates:
1794-04-24
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 Evans to the Board of Longitude, 1794-12-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 121-121a
Scope and Contents
Mentioning that he had heard that the Board would only accept a timepiece technique for proving longitude.
Dates:
1794-12-07
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).
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Letter from William Evans to the Board of Longitude, 1794 - 1795
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 122-123
Scope and Contents
Describing a measuring instrument for longitude.
Dates:
1794 - 1795
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 Evans to the Board of Longitude, 1795-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 124-125
Scope and Contents
Enclosing tables on 'Perpetual-time and universal space', and requesting that they be published anonymously, as his new calendar required moving the day of the Sabbath.
Dates:
1795-04
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).