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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-02-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 252-252a
Scope and Contents
Requesting that his claim for finding longitude by soundings, which he had submitted before the Lords of the Treasury, be presented to the Board of Longitude. He also states that he had left a model for their inspection.
Dates:
1828-02-19
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 Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-03-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 253-253a
Scope and Contents
Enquiring about when and where he should leave his model instrument for inspection by the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1828-03-10
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).
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Letter from Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-03-10
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 254-255
Scope and Contents
Requesting that the Board of Longitude inspect a model he had submitted for determining longitude by means of a deep sounding.
Dates:
1828-03-10
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).