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Letter from Charles Moody to the Board of Longitude, 1801-08-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 377-377a
Scope and Contents
Informing the Board that he had sent an improved version of his plan for finding longitude.
Dates:
1801-08-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Moody to the Board of Longitude, 1802-02-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 378-379
Scope and Contents
Enquiring whether they had received a plan and apparatus for finding longitude which he had sent via Captain Simoy of the London Packet of Sunderland.
Dates:
1802-02-04
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Moody to the Board of Longitude, 1801 - 1802
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 380-380a
Scope and Contents
Outlining his improved plan for finding longitude.
Dates:
1801 - 1802
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 Charles Moody to the Board of Longitude, 1808-01-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 110-111
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1808-01-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Caroline Sarah Wedgwood née Darwin; written at [London], 1836-11-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 154: 49
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Caroline Sarah Wedgwood née Darwin; written at [London]
(Letter)
Dates:
1836-11-09
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Caroline Sarah Wedgwood née Darwin; written at [London], 1836-12-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 154: 50
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Caroline Sarah Wedgwood née Darwin; written at [London]
(Letter)
Dates:
1836-12-07
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Charles Thomas Whitley; written at London copy in hand 3, 1836-10-24
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 148: 356
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Charles Thomas Whitley; written at London copy in hand 3
(Letter)
Dates:
1836-10-24
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [George Croom Robertson]; written at [London] copy in hand 2, 1877-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 147: 323
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [George Croom Robertson]; written at [London] copy in hand 2
(Letter)
Dates:
1877-04-27
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to George Croom Robertson; written at [London] electrostatic copy of original belonging to University College London, 1877-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 221.4: 229
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to George Croom Robertson; written at [London] electrostatic copy of original belonging to University College London
(Letter)
Dates:
1877-04-27
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Henry Nottidge Moseley; written at London copy in hand 1, 1878-11-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 146: 418
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Henry Nottidge Moseley; written at London copy in hand 1
(Letter)
Dates:
1878-11-26
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Robert Lawson Tait]; written at London photocopy, 1876-04-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 221.5: 36
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Robert Lawson Tait]; written at London photocopy
(Letter)
Dates:
1876-04-29
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Robert Lawson Tait]; written at London photocopy, 1876-04-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 249: 114
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Robert Lawson Tait]; written at London photocopy
(Letter)
Dates:
1876-04-29
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; written at London, 1844-04-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 150: 11
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; written at London
(Letter)
Dates:
1844-04-17
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; written at London, 1844-04-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 114: 18
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker; written at London
(Letter)
Dates:
1844-04-17
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Thomas Henry Huxley; written at [London] copy in hand 4, 1859-12-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 145: 189
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to Thomas Henry Huxley; written at [London] copy in hand 4
(Letter)
Dates:
1859-12-09
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Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Thomas Mellard Reade]; written at London copy in hand 3, 1880-12-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 147: 294
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Robert Darwin to [Thomas Mellard Reade]; written at London copy in hand 3
(Letter)
Dates:
1880-12-09
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Letter from Charles Smith to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1825-05-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 292-293
Scope and Contents
Also includes a letter of recommendation signed [Hatton?].
Dates:
1825-05-25
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Young concerning two new chronometers, 1821-04-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 465-466
Scope and Contents
Sent to Dr Thomas Young.
Dates:
1821-04-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Young to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-06-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 320
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
Two letters from Young to Captain Thomas Hurd concerning the deposit of his papers on a chronometer with the Board of Longitude. With two copy relies from Hurd.
Dates:
1817-06-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Charles Young to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-06-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 321
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
Two letters from Young to Captain Thomas Hurd concerning the deposit of his papers on a chronometer with the Board of Longitude. With two copy relies from Hurd.
Dates:
1817-06-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Chauncey Wright to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London, 1872-09-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 181: 171
Scope and Contents
Letter from Chauncey Wright to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London
(Letter)
Dates:
1872-09-09
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Letter from Christian Carl Lous, 1788-12-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 368-369
Scope and Contents
Concerning his improvements in navigation which included a new map of the Cattegat, improvements to a compass, and an instrument for measuring distances between the moon, stars and sun at sea.
Dates:
1788-12-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from [Christian Carl] Rumker to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-06-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 217-218
Scope and Contents
Providing an extract of his last observations at the observatory at Parramatta and requesting government confirmation of the grant of 1000 acres of land at Stone Quarry Creek (which he had received from the governor).
Dates:
1822-06-28
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from Christian Siemers to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-05-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 331-332
Scope and Contents
Enclosing a letter for the Board of Longitude; see [RGO 14/38: 333-336].
Dates:
1817-05-29
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
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Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
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Christian Siemers on a method using an instrument for observing polar altitudes
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Letter from Christian Siemers to the Admiralty, 1815-04-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/38: 329-330
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Three letters; one of which bears a note on the reverse that his proposal was rejected [RGO 14/38: 332v].
Dates:
1815-04-12
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Royal Greenwich Observatory Archives
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
/
Correspondence regarding methods and instruments used to establish longitude and the use of chronometers at sea
/
Christian Siemers on a method using an instrument for observing polar altitudes