Halley, Edmund, FRS, astronomer

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referencedIn Vol. VI. (ff. 235). 1703-1759. 1. T[homas] M[adox], antiquary, to Edward Floyde [Lhwyd], "at the Museum in Oxford," ending "There is nobody yet appointed Keeper of the Cotton-Library, nor any salary settled on that place,"; London, 18 Feb. 1702 [3]. ... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 24, 35, 120, 172 Samuel Brewer, Botanist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1728-1735/6.f. 3 Joannes Georgius Kisner, Medicus Primarius Mæno-Fran... British Library
referencedIn G. VersePetty Papers. Vol. L. Verse by Petty and others, followed by a group of miscellaneous papers; circa 1664-1686, 1728 and n.d. With a list of contents (f. i) by the 6th Marquess of Lansdowne, and two labels by James Matthews, 'Sir William Petty..., 1659-1728 British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 123 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, MD; French botanist: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1685-1704, and n.d.: Fr. and Lat.ff. 2, 60, 109, 310 Jame... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:f. 1 William Gould, MD: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1680/1-1703.ff. 2, 10, 17, 19, 26, 28, 62, 63, 123, 141, 155, 166, 158, 160, 161, 165, 171, 173,... British Library
referencedIn MEMOIRS, etc., relating to the English and French possessions in America and the West Indies. Fr. viz.:-1. "Memoire politique sur l'administration du Gouvernement de la Martinique, avec des Reflexions Militaires sur sa prise par les Anglois en 17[62]..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS addressed to John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (ob. 1745), on antiquarian subjects, principally heraldic or genealogical; 21 Oct. 1700-19 Mar. 1741/2. The last letter, dated 12 Apr. 1746, must be to John Anstis jun. The names of the w... British Library
referencedIn Vol. II (ff. 274). D-L.includes:f. 1 Sir Robert Dallington, Master of the Charterhouse: Biographical notice: 18th cent.f. 2 Edmund Dickenson, d 1707 MD: Biographical notices: 18th cent.f. 3 Publius Cornelius DolabeIla, Roman general; d. 44 BC: ... British Library
referencedIn Henry Coley, Astrologer and Mathematician: Astrological and mathematical collections: 1665-1695.includes:f. 1 b African Company, Royal: Arms: 17th cent.f. 1 b Arms English: African Merchant Adventurers Company: 17th cent.f. 2 Wilson, Midwife, o... British Library
referencedIn CORRESPONDENCE of John Aubrey, F.R.S.; 1662-1695 copied from the original letters in the Bodleian Library. Those of Aubrey are all addressed to Anthony Wood, 1682-1692, ff. 113-146; except one to Elias Ashmole, 22 July, 1684, f. 89. Paper; early xix..., 1662-1695 British Library
referencedIn Vol. V. (ff. 157). 1691-1702. 1. E-E-to Rev.-Banks, of Hull. . . . "Certainely we live among a strange sort of people, for I am told to-day that the Clergy were going to petition the Queen to depose Archbishop Tillottson because he was not a Chris... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 8, 14, 20, 110, 148, 151, 155, 162, 185, 190 197, 201, 208, 214, 217, 223, 237, 243, 248, 254, 264, 267, 273, 321, 338, 352 James Keill, MD... British Library
referencedIn 1. JOURNALS Of two voyages in the South Atlantic Ocean, in H.M. Pink " Paramore," for the discovery of the variation of the compass, by Edmund Halley, Commander; 20 Oct. 1698-11 July, 1699, and 16 Sept. 1699-10 Sept. 1700. The first Journal is signed... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:f. 1 John Freind, MD, Physician to the Duke of Ormonde in Flanders: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: [1713], 1723.f. 2 Robert Freind, DD, Head Master o... British Library
referencedIn BIRCH MISCELLANEA.Miscellaneous papers, mainly copies of letters and other writings (in Birch's autograph with the exception of artt. 1-3, and 12), viz.:-(1) A preface in defence of Moses being the first to use alphabetical characters in writing; in..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Sloane 1782Paper, in 4to., ff. 87, XVII Century.1. Collectiones variae astronomicae, cum nativitatum schematibus, et tabulis astronomicis. ff. 1-43.2. 'A true description out of the word of God of the visible church, 1589.' ff. 44-49.At the end is th... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 45, 218 Levinus Vincent: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1725.f. 3 S-H-: Letter to Sir H. Sloane: 1725.ff. 5, 264-266 b Michael Angelo Tilli... British Library
referencedIn Collection of letters and papers made by Thomas Birch, chiefly transcripts in his autograph but including a few original letters; 17th-I 8th centt. Included are: (a) copies of the correspondence of Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, made from..., 17th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION relating to naval matters, copied from the papers of Samuel Pepys:-1. Observations on the Dominion and Sovereignty of the Seas, by Sir Philip Meadows, with papers and extracts by the Masters of the Trinity House, Sir L. Jenkins, Sir R. Ra..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. VII (ff. 207).includes:f. 108 Philippe Ferdinand Auguste de Rohan-Chabot, Comte de Jarnac: Receipt for the transport of Napoleon's body: 1840.: Fr.: Copy. f. 123 Baron Jean Martin Petit: Letter to Baron G. Gourgaud: 1844.: Fr. f. 126 Captain Rod... British Library
referencedIn Sir Hans Sloane, Baronet: Original correspondence, chronologically arranged: 17th-18th centt.includes:ff. 1, 1 10 Joannes Philippus Breynius, filius Jacobi: Letters to Sir H. Sloane: 1704-1742.: Fr., Engl. and Lat.f. 2 John Zierenberg: Letter to ... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS English autograph letters:-A. Benjamin Charles Incledon to George Robbins; Ipswich, 15 Feb. 1816, f. 1. B. 1. Joseph Salvador to Charles Macklin; London, 6 Feb. 1761, f. 3. 2. Edmond Malone to his father; Avignon, 3 Dec. 1766, f. 5. 3...., 1699-1841 British Library
referencedIn Lieutenant Gedeon Bonnivert, son of Paschall and Judith Bonnivert of Sedan in Champagne: Commonplace books: 1673-1683.: Engl. Lat. and Fr.includes:f. 53 Joan, Pope: Notices of: late 17th cent.: Lat. and Fr.f. 59 b Abraham Cowley, poet: Epitaph in... British Library
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