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Letter from Sophie Kovalevsky to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London P S by Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky, 1870-09-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 169: 53
Scope and Contents
Letter from Sophie Kovalevsky to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London P S by Vladimir Onufrievich Kovalevsky
(Letter)
Dates:
1870-09-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from S.P. Rigaud to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-04-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 186-187a
Scope and Contents
Concerning a copy of Bradley and Bliss's Observations for the Cape Observatory.
Dates:
1821-04-15
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 Stephen Lee to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-02-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 94-95
Scope and Contents
Concerning tables of logarithms by Mr Taylor.
Dates:
1822-02-05
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 Stephen Leguin [Étienne Le Guin] to the First Lord of the Admiralty, 1789-11-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 370-371
Scope and Contents
Concerning a new machine for facilitating computations for finding longitude at sea.
Dates:
1789-11-07
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 (Stevenson & Salt) to Robert Waring Darwin; written at London form of power of attorney to receive dividends, 1813-07-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 227.6: 249
Scope and Contents
Letter from (Stevenson & Salt) to Robert Waring Darwin; written at London form of power of attorney to receive dividends
(Letter)
Dates:
1813-07-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 218, 1776-01-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 4
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 218
(Letter)
Dates:
1776-01-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 222, 1776-09-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 8
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 222
(Letter)
Dates:
1776-09-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 223, 1776-11-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 9
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 223
(Letter)
Dates:
1776-11-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 224, 1776-12-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 10
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 224
(Letter)
Dates:
1776-12-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 225, 1777-01-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 11
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 225
(Letter)
Dates:
1777-01-14
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 226, 1777-03-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 12
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 226
(Letter)
Dates:
1777-03-21
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 228, 1777-05-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 14
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Josiah Wedgwood (I); written at London See former no 228
(Letter)
Dates:
1777-05-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Sarah Wedgwood née Wedgwood; written at London See former no 221, 1776-05-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 264: 7
Scope and Contents
Letter from Susannah Darwin née Wedgwood to Sarah Wedgwood née Wedgwood; written at London See former no 221
(Letter)
Dates:
1776-05-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from S.W. Paul to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-07-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 69-70
Scope and Contents
Concerning John Hawkes.
Dates:
1817-07-10
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).
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 of establishing longitude by Jupiter's satellites, the planets and fixed stars
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Correspondence on John Hawkes' reflecting telescope for observing Jupiter's satellites at sea
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Letter from S.W. Paul to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1817-11-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 73-74
Scope and Contents
Concerning John Hawkes.
Dates:
1817-11-21
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 of establishing longitude by Jupiter's satellites, the planets and fixed stars
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Correspondence on John Hawkes' reflecting telescope for observing Jupiter's satellites at sea
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Letter from T. Lowitz to the Board of Longitude, 1791-02-13
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/45: 233
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letter and proposal.
Dates:
1791-02-13
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 T. Revis to Dr Thomas Young on an improvement in chronometers, 1827-06-22
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 427-429
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates:
1827-06-22
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 T.G. Taylor to Dr Thomas Young, 1829-01-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 235
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Observations and correspondence regarding miscellaneous astronomical matters.
Dates:
1829-01-27
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 T.G. Taylor to Dr Thomas Young, 1829-01-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 236
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Observations and correspondence regarding miscellaneous astronomical matters.
Dates:
1829-01-30
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 the Admiralty Office to Edward Massey, 1815-06-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/31: 139
Scope and Contents
Informing Massey that his memorial and letter on his perpetual log and sounding machine had been presented to the Commissioners of Longitude.
Dates:
1815-06-02
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 The Chevalier de Souza Couttinho to George Gilpin, 1808-01-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 40-40a
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1808-01-30
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 the Dean of Carlisle to Dr Thomas Young, 1783 - 1823
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 44-45
Scope and Contents
Dated '6 Nov'.
Dates:
1783 - 1823
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 Bannerman to the Board of Longitude, 1822-07-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 299-300
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates:
1822-07-10
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 Beverley to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-03-21
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/35: 452-454
Scope and Contents
On finding the longitude by occultations of stars by the moon.
Dates:
1828-03-21
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 Borrinsale to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1818-07-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 266-267
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Three letters.
Dates:
1818-07-05
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
/
Papers of the Board of Longitude
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Correspondence regarding methods of establishing longitude by lunar methods other than lunar distances
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Thomas T. Borrinsale on finding the longitude by a single altitude of moon or sun