Portsea Island
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from J. Herbert to Thomas Hurd, 1820-07-12
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/37: 273
Scope and Contents
Originally enclosing the letter and proposal at [RGO 14/37: 274] and [RGO 14/37: 275-281] for the attention of the Board of Longitude.
Dates:
1820-07-12
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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Joseph Herbert on a method of finding longitude using the sun's declination
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Letter from William McLeod to Captain Thomas Hurd, 1816-12-02
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 220-221
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The first part of collection is comprised of papers concerning the internal affairs of the Board of Longitude, including the granting of awards, accounts, minutes, committee papers, petitions and memorials, the loan of instruments, publications and the payment of staff. These are followed by a wide range of papers relating to the Board's work, concerning clocks, chronometers and other instruments; longitude and latitude; magnetic variation; schemes and inventions; tables; pendulum...
Dates:
1816-12-02
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).