Westminster
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence on New Palace clock, 1845 - 1848
Correspondence concerning the clock for the New Palace at Westminster. The correspondents are mainly horologists, but there are also letters from the Department of Woods and Works. The volume includes a parliamentary paper titled 'A Return for a List of Papers relative to the Great Clock for the New Palace at Westminster', dated 24 June 1847, and pages from the 'Proceedings of the Institute of Civil Engineers' on Wheatstone's 'telegraph clock'.
Correspondence on the New Palace clock, 1851 - 1856
Correspondence concerning the clock for the New Palace at Westminster. The correspondents are mainly horologists, but there are also letters from the Department of Woods and Works. The volume includes parliamentary papers on the supply of new clocks and on correspondence with the Woods, Forests and Land Revenues relating to the clock and bells; newspaper extracts on the clock and related subjects; plans and sections of the clock; and a plan of the Clock Tower.
Correspondence on the New Palace clock, 1857 - 1861
Correspondence concerning the clock for the New Palace at Westminster. The correspondents include A. de Morgan, J.F.W. Herschel, W. Whewell and F. Dent. The papers includes pages extracted from the 'Mechanics' Magazine'; pages and two diagrams extracted from 'The Builder'; a paper by E.T. Loseby 'on the Westminster Clock'; and a paper by W.L. Baker on 'the Great Bell of Westminster'. There are also several musical calculations of the notes made by the bell in the New Palace.
Correspondence on time balls and signals, 1875 - 1878
Letter from B. E. Burrile to George Gilpin, 1821-06-12
Concerning a telescope thought to have been used by Sir Isaac Newton.
Letter from F. Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-12-04
With an index of names.
Letter from F. Ferguson to George Gilpin, 1806-12-11
With an index of names.
Note from Lord Liverpool to the Secretary of the Board of Longitude, 1822-03-12
Originally enclosing papers from G.W.U. Wedel and a letter from Charles Manners-Sutton. On the back of the note is a copy of a forwarding letter from Dr Thomas Young.
Petition from John Tulloch regarding improvements in navigation, 1799-12-07
Miscellaneous petitions and memorials making requests of the Board of Longitude.