Woodbury
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from clergyman John Edsall to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 10-11
Scope and Contents
Vouching for the integrity of John Beale who had invented an instrument for longitude.
Dates:
1808-10-17
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 John Beale the Royal Society, 1806-08-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/40: 547-548
Scope and Contents
Concerning a timepiece for longitude.
Dates:
1806-08-08
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 John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-10-17
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 8-9
Scope and Contents
Informing the Board of Longitude that he had constructed an instrument to measure the time from the departure of a ship to its arrival.
Dates:
1808-10-17
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 John Beale to George Gilpin, 1808-11-25
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/44: 12-13
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Two letters from Beale, one of which is accompanied by a letter from a clergyman of his parish (Woodbury) attesting to Beale's good character.
Dates:
1808-11-25
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).