Sherborne
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Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Observations and calculations, 1742 - 1757
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/43/5
Scope and Contents
Observations and calculations of eclipses.1. Mathematical equation to find the relative position of the Sun and Moon, with sketches and calculations.2. Rule and equation concerning the Sun's declination.3. Observation of an eclipse, 14 July 1748, and calculations relating to that observation.4. Adjustments to the line of collimation, 1745, giving great detail of the procedure employed.5. Improvements in illuminating the wires of the quadrant and...
Dates:
1742 - 1757
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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Observations of transits, 1743
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/1
Scope and Contents
A working copy of observations of the transits of major stars, including adjustments to the telescope and observational method. The volume include a calculation to discover the difference between the meridians through Oxford and Greenwich and through Sherbourne and Greenwich, 22 July 1743.
Dates:
1743
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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Observations of transits, 1743
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/15
Scope and Contents
Observations of transits of major stars, including adjustments to the telescope and observational method. The volume includes a calculation to discover the difference between the meridians through Oxford and Greenwich and through Sherbourne and Greenwich, 22 July 1743.
Dates:
1743
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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Observations, tables and notes, 1742 - 1758
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/32
Scope and Contents
Various loose papers, including:1. Bradley's table of the aberration of certain fixed stars, 1746-1753.2. Adjustments made to the telescope, 18 July 1745.3. Observations made of Wanstead Tower and St Paul's Cathedral, 1746.4. Various calculations, some for the period 1689-1691.5. Calculations written on a Royal Society invitation to Bradley, 20 June 1757.6. A table of observations of the Moon in Gemini made with the New Quadrant,...
Dates:
1742 - 1758
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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Papers on comets, 1723 - 1759
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/43/6
Scope and Contents
Papers on comets and other subjects.1. 'Observations upon the Comets that appeared in the months of September and October 1757', with reference to unnamed stars and observational technique, including an acknowledgement to Dr Smith's three volumes on optics.2. Observations to ascertain the 1757 comet's right ascension, its position relative to the Earth and other stars, and its declination, with attendant calculations.3. Table of observations of the 1759...
Dates:
1723 - 1759
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).