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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter concerning H.C. Jennings, 1817-12-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 212-213
Scope and Contents
Letter from Mr St Durand to Captain Thomas Hurd written on behalf of Jennings who offers his expertise on the subject of magnetism. St Durand notes that since the decease of Dr Gowin Knightly [Knight] there was no one with greater knowledge on the subject than Jennings.
Dates:
1817-12-04
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).
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Letter concerning H.C. Jennings, 1818-01-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 215-215a
Scope and Contents
Letter from Mr Milton of Bedford Square, London, to Captain Thomas Hurd, forwarding a letter to be laid before the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1818-01-28
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 from H.C. Jennings to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-03-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 216-217
Scope and Contents
Expressing his dissatisfaction and surprise that the Board of Longitude would not permit him to demonstrate the utility of his inventions. He accuses the Board and Admiralty of prejudice against him and of throwing every obstacle and difficulty in his way, and states his intention of bringing his discoveries before 'a Higher Tribunal'.
Dates:
1818-03-08
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).