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Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Edward Troughton to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-04-19
Concerning estimates for a zenith micrometer for the Cape Observatory, parts of which were also being made by Dollond and Donkin.
Letter from George Dollond to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-04-11
Concerning expenses for a 46-inch telescope and the time needed to make it.
Letter from George Dollond to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-04-19
Concerning the cost of a transit instrument and a reflecting telescope.
Letter from George Dollond to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-03-01
Recommending Thomas Smith for the position of labourer assistant to the Astronomer Royal at the Cape Observatory.
Letter from George Dollond to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-03-16
Concerning instruments ordered for Mr Fallows and enquiring about a dipping needle.
Letter from George Dollond to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-06-02
Enquiring about when the ship would be ready to sail to the Cape of Good Hope to transmit his instruments to Fearon Fallows.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-07-07
Concerning the payment of a bill from Mr Dollond for the transport of his telescope to the Cape Observatory.
Letter from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-09-22
Concerning payment of Mr Dollond's bill for the transit instrument supplied to the Cape Observatory.
Letter from Patrick Scully to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-08-08
Writing on behalf of Fearon Fallows who was ill, giving news of their activity at Cape Town, of the site of the new observatory, of the difficult conditions in which they had to work, and of the safe arrival of a telescope by Dollond.
Letter from Rev. Fearon Fallows to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-10-31
Concerning books and papers received, tables sent out, and a meteorological journal; requesting a Dollond repeating altitude and azimuth circle; and reporting on his activities at the Cape, which included collecting mineral specimens on Table Mountain.
Note from John Barrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-07-15
Instructing him to direct Mr Dollond to ship his telescope to the Cape Observatory.