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Letter from Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-02-19
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.
Letter from Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-03-10
Enquiring about when and where he should leave his model instrument for inspection by the Board of Longitude.
Letter from Thomas Cook to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-03-10
Requesting that the Board of Longitude inspect a model he had submitted for determining longitude by means of a deep sounding.
Letter from Thomas Hedgcock to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-02-27
Enclosing a proposal for the attention of the Board of Longitude.
Letter from Thomas Hedgcock to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-12-03
24 letters, with related papers and observations.
Letter from Thomas Henderson to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-01-28
About forwarding a paper on occultations and longitude.
Letter from Thomas Jones to Dr Thomas Young, 1825-01-28
Informing him that the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory was complete and requesting payment.
Letter from Thomas Jones to Dr Thomas Young, 1825-05
Enquiring whether the changes he had made to the Greenwich mural circle should also be made to that for the Cape Observatory, and also enquiring about making spare pieces or parts.
Letter from Thomas Jones to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-04-10
Concerning the price of a six-foot mural circle (seven hundred and fifty guineas) and the time required to make it (about two years).
Letter from Thomas Jones to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-05-30
Concerning his progress on the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory and requesting £200 for his work.
Letter from Thomas Jones to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-01-24
Concerning his progress on the six-foot mural circle for the Cape Observatory (which was half made) and requesting £200 for his work.
Letter from Thomas Lynn and Thomas Yarrow to Dr Thomas Young, 1826-09-29
On finding the longitude by altitudes of celestial objects.
Letter from Thomas Phipps to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-11-01
Twenty letters, a plan and one report, sent by various correspondents.
Letter from Thomas Turton to [Dr Thomas Young], 1823-04-19
Includes accounts of the rates of chronometers, reports on chronometer trials, and eleven related letters.
Letter from Thomas Turton to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-05-09
Includes accounts of the rates of chronometers, reports on chronometer trials, and eleven related letters.
Letter from W. North to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-02-02
Two letters and a set of tables.
Letter from W. Waldron to Dr Thomas Young, 1819-04-08
Two letters on finding longitude by an 'astral timekeeper' and star tables. For related letters from Waldron, see also [RGO 14/40: 487-493].
Letter from William Barnes to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-10-03
Concerning a model of his instrument and his previous correspondence with John Pond.
Letter from William Barnes to Dr Thomas Young, 1823-11-05
Preceded by an example of the use of his instrument to find the latitude by time and a single altitude of the sun.
Letter from William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-08-12
Originally enclosing papers on finding longitude.
Letter from William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-09-06
Outlining his proposals for finding longitude and enclosing a chart.
Note: folios 67-69 were originally bound in the wrong order and should be read 69, 67-68.
Letter from William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-05-20
Proposing the use of a mechanical apparatus which could be 'affixed' to a ship to measure its progress, with the distance travelled then used to determine longitude.
Letter from William Garrard to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-08-26
Six letters and a paper sent from William Garrard, a schoolmaster at the Royal Naval Asylum and former assistant to Dr Maskelyne, with a related note from John Croker.
Letter from William Garrard to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-09-09
Originally enclosing the letter at [RGO 14/35: 383-384] and paper at [RGO 14/35: 387-395].
Letter from William Garrard to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-09-13
Six letters and a paper sent from William Garrard, a schoolmaster at the Royal Naval Asylum and former assistant to Dr Maskelyne, with a related note from John Croker.