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Letter from William Chapman to George Gilpin, 1800-03-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 36-36a
Scope and Contents
Concerning his book of observations.
Dates:
1800-03-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Chevasse to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1813-05-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 48
Scope and Contents
Enclosing the paper at [RGO 14/36: 49-51].
Dates:
1813-05-28
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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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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William Chevasse on marine chair for the observation of Jupiter's satellites
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Letter from William Clowes to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London envelope annotated by Charles Robert Darwin, 1875-07-19
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 94: 1e
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Clowes to Charles Robert Darwin; written at London envelope annotated by Charles Robert Darwin
(Letter)
Dates:
1875-07-19
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 William Coldwell to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1815-02-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/55: 38
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-file:
With an index of names.
Dates:
1815-02-27
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 William Coombe to the Board of Longitude, 1783 - 1784
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 221-222
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters.
Dates:
1783 - 1784
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Coombe to the Board of Longitude, 1799-12-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/23: 223-224
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters.
Dates:
1799-12-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cooper on his water perambulator for finding longitude, 1788-07-14
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 76-78
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:
1788-07-14
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 William Cooper to the Board of Longitude, 1788-07-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 519-20
Scope and Contents
Concerning his method of determining longitude by observing a class of flower which opens and shuts consistently at a particular time of day.
Dates:
1788-07-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cragg to Andrew Aiken, 1819-06-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 55-59
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Eight letters from Cragg concerning his proposal for finding longitude by a ship's reckoning using a compass and charts, without the assistance of celestial lights or books of calculation. Includes charts for sailing [RGO 14/39: 53] and [RGO 14/39: 68v].
Dates:
1819-06-16
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 William Cragg to Andrew Aiken, 1819-07-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 60-61
Scope and Contents
Concerning longitude and enclosing a chart.
Dates:
1819-07-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cragg to [Andrew Aiken], 1820-04-27
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 62-64
Scope and Contents
Concerning his theories on finding longitude.
Dates:
1820-04-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1820-08-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 65-66
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing papers on finding longitude.
Dates:
1820-08-12
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).
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Letter from William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1821-09-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 67-69
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1821-09-06
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 William Cragg to Dr Thomas Young, 1828-05-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 72-72a
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1828-05-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cragg to Lord Melville, 1818-08-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 53-54
Scope and Contents
Includes a chart to work out latitude or longitude at sea from any place.
Dates:
1818-08-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Cragg to the Board of Longitude, 1821-09-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/39: 70-71
Scope and Contents
Requesting permission to use the observatory at Greenwich.
Dates:
1821-09-07
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 William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-08-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 267-268
Scope and Contents
Reporting on their progress (the ship had arrived at Rio de Janeiro) and on observations made en route. Dawes also mentions that his cabin was partially under water and that his Requisite Tables had been damaged and needed replacing.
Dates:
1787-08-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1787-09-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 269-276
Scope and Contents
Reporting on observations made at the Island of Enxadas, Rio de Janeiro. The letter includes mention of a visit by two astronomers from Portugal employed to settle the limits between the Spanish and Portuguese settlements in Brazil.
Dates:
1787-09-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-04-23
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 277-280
Scope and Contents
Reporting on observations made in Rio de Janeiro and on meeting Colonel Gordon, Commandant of the troops at Cape Town and a keen astronomer. Dawes reports that he had arranged with Gordon for observations to be made at Cape Town of the comet which was expected the following year; he also lists Gordon's instruments and books to show his ability for the task.
Dates:
1788-04-23
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-04-30 - 1788-05-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 281-282
Scope and Contents
Written from the new settlement at New South Wales. Dawes reports on his work there, mentioning the lack of resources and the clearing of land for an observatory. He includes a rough sketch of the observatory.
Dates:
1788-04-30 - 1788-05-05
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-07-10
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 283-284
Scope and Contents
Reporting on his activities between leaving the Cape of Good Hope and his arrival at Sydney. The letter also includes an account of constructing the observatory in Sydney, and of the practical difficulties involved, particularly in finding suitable materials and craftsmen. He mentions, for example, that the forty marines employed in the work had to be provided with rum, water and new shoes (due to the damage from brushwood). Dawes also seeks further money and provisions.
Dates:
1788-07-10
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 William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-07-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 285-286
Scope and Contents
Reporting on the status of the observatory (which was nearly complete), on expenses incurred, and on his role there.
Dates:
1788-07-12
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-10-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 287-288
Scope and Contents
Reporting on his activities at the observatory in Sydney, mentioning that much of his time had been employed 'in matters quite foreign to astronomy', and that while he had estimated the track of the comet, he had yet to see it. Dawes also reports that he intended to stay in New South Wales for a further three years, on the basis that he could not leave until a suitable person was sent out to take over: 'I think it would be a great pity to lose an established observatory in this Hemisphere'...
Dates:
1788-10-01
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 William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-11-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 289-289a
Scope and Contents
Informing Maskelyne that he had a sent a letter via the Fishburn under Captain [Robert] Brown.
Dates:
1788-11-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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Letter from William Dawes to Nevil Maskelyne, 1788-11-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 290-293
Scope and Contents
Reporting on his work at the observatory in Sydney. Dawes reports that he had seen nothing of the comet and complains that his duties as Engineer and Officer of Artillery were preventing him from attending to the observatory, which had soured his relationship with the Governor. He asks that a suitable person be sent out to take over the Observatory before his six years there had expired. He also reports the naming of Maskelyne Point.
Dates:
1788-11-17
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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