Saint Lawrence (river)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter concerning a chronometer for Captain Bayfield, 1835-09-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 320
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The collection contains a complete set of astronomical observation ledgers, with clock error notes, computation ledgers, star catalogues, weather records and correspondence. There are observations of comets, including measurements taken of Encke's Comet, 1828, and Halley's Comet, 1835, and observations of rockets, made with Sir James South in 1831. The papers include Pond's measurements for his work on the proper motions of stars, stellar parallax and other subjects, as well as substantial...
Dates:
1835-09-03
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 concerning Captain Bayfield and requesting a chronometer for him, 1835-09-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 319
Scope and Contents
Sent by A.B. Becher to Thomas Taylor.
Dates:
1835-09-01
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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Printed letter concerning a chronometer for HMS Gulnare under Captain H.W. Bayfield for the survey of the St. Lawrence, 1835-09-01
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 5/231: 318
Scope and Contents
Sent by A.B. Becher to John Pond.
Dates:
1835-09-01
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).