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Copy of a letter from Dr Thomas Young to James Scrymgeour, 1824-03-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 415-416
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Three letters from Scrymgeour to Dr Thomas Young, with a copy of a reply from Young.

Dates: 1824-03-28
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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Correspondence on galvanic time, 1855 - 1858

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/613
Scope and Contents Correspondence and related papers on the communication of time by the Post Office telegraph. There are papers on the trials, costs and tests of clocks on the network; the regulation of clocks; proposals for time signals to be sent to naval dockyards from Greenwich; time balls at Portsmouth, Devonport, Sheerness, Glasgow, Hamburg, Liverpool and the City Observatory, London; and a report by Airy on the workings of the Devonport Time Ball and sketches of its galvanic arrangement. The...
Dates: 1855 - 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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Correspondence on time balls and signals, 1858 - 1860

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/614
Scope and Contents Correspondence and related papers on the time signals at Portsmouth, Devonport and Sheerness and the tests, errors and running of time balls at Gravesend, Newcastle, Liverpool, Glasgow, Mauritius and the Cape of Good Hope. The papers include a newspaper cutting from 'The Gateshead Observer' on the importance of time balls; accounts and reports on the Post Office clocks; papers on the regulation of the London Bridge and Westminster Great Clock; and papers on the regulation of the Edinburgh...
Dates: 1858 - 1860
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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Correspondence on time balls and signals, 1861 - 1866

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/615
Scope and Contents Correspondence and related papers on the time signal and the time ball service. There are various papers on the signalling of time by a falling ball or by cannon fire at Birmingham, Cardiff, Devonport, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Madras, Newcastle, Nice and the Palais Royale, Paris; proposals for time balls at Wellington (New Zealand), Ipswich, and Port Elizabeth; proposals for clocks and bells in Worcester; details of local time signals in 'The Scotsman', 'Daily Review', 'Glasgow Daily Herald',...
Dates: 1861 - 1866
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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From G.A.W. Arnott, Glasgow, 27 Jan. 1858

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8189/5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: In the following correspondence, which mostly relates to the various aspects of Pamplin's business career, are represented many of the leading botanists of the middle decades of the nineteenth century. A similar, though larger, collection is in the Archives Department of the University of Wales, Bangor (Pamplin Papers); and other letters, diaries and notebooks are held at the National Library of Wales (MSS 7492-7509). The following letters are mounted on paper, frequently two letters to a...
Dates: 27 Jan. 1858
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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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Interview with Danielle Rowley, Labour MP for Midlothian and Paul Sweeney, Labour MP for Glasgow North East and shadow Scotland Minister: Giving 16 Year Olds the Vote, 2019-05-13

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/SOBA 2/1
Scope and Contents Sones speaks to Rowley and Sweeney after a Parliamentary debate on giving 16 year olds the vote, Rowley says that she was disappointed by the Conservative response when the debate had been positive. She goes onto the say that arguments against extending the voting franchise are very similar to the arguments made against giving women the vote. The Conservative minister used the phrase 'no taxation without representation' and argued that giving 16 year olds the vote, would mean you would have...
Dates: 2019-05-13
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IP-11 Letter, 1878-08-06

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 86: B19-B20
Scope and Contents

Alexander Stephen Wilson to Charles Robert Darwin


Letter; written at Glasgow Letter from Alexander Stephen Wilson to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1878-08-06
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 Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1822-06-14

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 203-203a
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters from Andrew Templeton of the Glasgow Astronomical Society.

Dates: 1822-06-14
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 Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1826-03-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 204
Scope and Contents From the Item:

Three letters from Andrew Templeton of the Glasgow Astronomical Society.

Dates: 1826-03-10
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 Andrew Templeton to Dr Thomas Young, 1827-03-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/48: 205-205a
Scope and Contents

Acknowledging receipt of a Navy Bill for £300 for the telescope.

Dates: 1827-03-20
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 Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Eleanor 'Nellie' DuPuy; written at Glasgow, 1884-04-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 737
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Eleanor 'Nellie' DuPuy; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1884-04-03
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 Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to [Ellen DuPuy née Haskins]; written at [Glasgow], 1883-12-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 703
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to [Ellen DuPuy née Haskins]; written at [Glasgow]


(Letter)

Dates: 1883-12-22
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 Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to [Ellen DuPuy née Haskins]; written at Glasgow, 1884-03-08

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 721
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to [Ellen DuPuy née Haskins]; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1884-03-08
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.
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Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to M Reynolds; written at Glasgow, 1884-03-11 - 1884-03-20

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 731
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to M Reynolds; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1884-03-11 - 1884-03-20
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 Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at [Glasgow], 1883-12-16

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 702
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at [Glasgow]


(Letter)

Dates: 1883-12-16
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 Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at [Glasgow], 1884-03-12

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 251: 728
Scope and Contents

Letter from Caroline Lane Reynolds Slemmer Jebb née Haskins to Maud Darwin née DuPuy; written at [Glasgow]


(Letter)

Dates: 1884-03-12
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 Erasmus Alvey Darwin to Charles Robert Darwin; written at [Glasgow], 1826-03-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 204: 14
Scope and Contents

Letter from Erasmus Alvey Darwin to Charles Robert Darwin; written at [Glasgow]


(Letter)

Dates: 1826-03-09
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 Erasmus Alvey Darwin to Charles Robert Darwin; written at [Glasgow], 1826-03-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 204: 15
Scope and Contents

Letter from Erasmus Alvey Darwin to Charles Robert Darwin; written at [Glasgow]


(Letter)

Dates: 1826-03-09
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 G.G. Ramsay to HJ, 6 The College, Glasgow, 22 Dec. 1902

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.5958/22/1
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This group of papers concerns one stage in the long campaign to relax the hold of compulsory Greek on the University's curriculum and examinations, culminating in the publication of two reports by the Studies and Examinations Syndicate in 1904 and 1906.

Dates: 22 Dec. 1902
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: 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 J M Fleming to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow damaged, 1871-03-29

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 164: 134
Scope and Contents

Letter from J M Fleming to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow damaged


(Letter)

Dates: 1871-03-29
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 James Ballantine Hannay to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow, 1881-05-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 98
Scope and Contents

Letter from James Ballantine Hannay to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1881-05-28
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 James Ballantine Hannay to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow, 1881-06-27

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 99
Scope and Contents

Letter from James Ballantine Hannay to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1881-06-27
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 James Jameson to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow, 1875-10-26

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 168: 44
Scope and Contents

Letter from James Jameson to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Glasgow


(Letter)

Dates: 1875-10-26
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 James Scrymgeour to Dr Thomas Young, 1824-03-22

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 413-414
Scope and Contents From the Sub-file:

Three letters from Scrymgeour to Dr Thomas Young, with a copy of a reply from Young.

Dates: 1824-03-22
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 James Scrymgeour to [Dr Thomas Young], 1824-04-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/24: 417-418
Scope and Contents

With an additional note by Andrew Ure.

Dates: 1824-04-09
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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