Boston
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Item
On the development of life 'Boston Investigator': [4 cut cols], 1870-02-16
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 24-25
Scope and Contents
Printed; by "Eboracum"; written at Boston
(Printed)
Dates:
1870-02-16
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.
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Pangenesis 'Boston Investigator': [3 cut cols], 1870-03-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 25
Scope and Contents
Printed; by "Eboracum"; written at Boston
(Printed)
Dates:
1870-03-02
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.
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Papers on longitude and solar eclipses, 1849 - 1858
File
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/113
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous pieces on longitude and solar eclipses. The papers concerning longitude include pieces to ascertain the longitudes of Boston (by W.C. Bond), Durham, Cork and Haulbowline, the boundary between the U.S.A. and Mexico, and Batavia. The longitudes of Ipswich and Madras are also briefly mentioned. The material on eclipses include the eclipse of the Sun of 11 May 1724, with a contemporary illustration; a map of the world; the solar eclipse of 19 July 1748; the lunar eclipse of 28 July...
Dates:
1849 - 1858
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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Printed recommendations for Groves' patent astronomical quadrant, 1803
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/36: 34
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letter, two copies of a formal address, and printed recommendations.
Dates:
1803
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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Matthew C. Groves on an instrument for observing the satellites of Jupiter
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Rhododenrum Boothii from Boston..., 1862-05-01 - 1862-05-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 49: 72r
Scope and Contents
Note; by Charles Robert Darwin
(Note)
Dates:
1862-05-01 - 1862-05-31
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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[untitled] "Let me close with a few words about Darwin ..." 'Index': 21, 1886-07-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 140.5: 45
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Anon; written at Boston part of longer article, lacks beginning
(Printed)
Dates:
1886-07-08
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.