Astronomy
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Diary of 'Nautical Almanac' work, 1767 - 1817
A diary of work performed on the 'Nautical Almanac' and arrangements for its compilation and publication.
Draft letters to Ewart, Canelas, Dollond, Crosley and Inman, 1794 - 1808
Miscellaneous draft letters.
Lady Margaret Clive's letters, 1762 - 1917
This series comprises four folders of letters sent by Lady Clive to her brother Nevil Maskelyne, her niece Margaret Maskelyne, and to other family members. The letters span 55 years, from 1762 until Lady Clive's death on 28 Dec. 1817. Many mention astronomy, including sightings of the great comet of 1811.
The series also includes a set of copies of family letters (including some written by Nevil Maskelyne), and notes by Theresa Story-Maskelyne on the letters of Lady Clive.
Letters from Maskelyne to Henry Andrews, 1768 - 1811
The letters are primarily from Nevil Maskelyne but include three sent to Andrews by Margaret Maskelyne, following the death of her father.
Maskelyne notebook: rough drafts of solutions of various astronomical problems, 1750 - 1772
Various rough drafts of the solution of astronomical problems.
Nautical astronomy, 1770 - 1810
A set of loose pages dealing with problems in ascertaining latitude and longitude at sea by observation of the stars, with descriptions, computations and formulae referred to apparent time. There are also sections on finding the Moon's longitude from the nautical ephemeris [RGO 4/196: 1r], the motion of the Sun's image in a Hadley quadrant [RGO 4/196: 2r], and the testing of other people's hypotheses.
It is not known if the papers are foliated in their original order.
Nevil Maskelyne: Personal and Family Papers, 1749 - 1950
Notebook containing notes by Theresa Story-Maskelyne on the letters of Lady Clive, 1850 - 1900
Preceded by a subject index. The notebook includes biographical notes, notes on letters concerning Urania [Uranus] and comets, and extracts of letters on various topics from cats and carpets to Lady Clive's collection of globes.
Observations, 1758 - 1764
A rough copy of observations of major stars made in 1758 and on a voyage of 1764. The volume includes adjustments to the barometer and atmospheric conditions, 1758; calculations of star positions; the longitude of various foreign towns; corrections to the sextant and quadrant; and calculations to discover longitude.